Water Resource Panel

The Water Resource Panel is a committee to the Walla Walla Watershed Management Partnership. The Panel's primary functions are:

  • Provide technical review of proposed local water plans.
  • Draft recommendations on approval/modification of Local Water Plans for each reviewed plan.
  • In conjunction with the Policy Advisory Group, provide assistance and advice to the Partnership Board in implementing of RCW 90.92 (HB1580, Chapter 183, 2009 Session Laws).

The Water Resource Panel is composed as follows as of February 2012:

Member Position
Jerry Anhorn Water Management Program Instructor, Walla Walla Community College
Rick Henry Hydrologist, Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council
Chris Marks Fisheries Program, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Greg Kinsinger Program Coordinator, Walla Walla County Conservation District
Paul LaRiviere Habitat Biologist, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Victoria Leuba Water Resources Program, Washington Department of Ecology
Jack Myrick Irrigation Efficiencies Program, Washington State Conservation Commission

Water Resource Panel Charter