Qualified water board appointments
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Editor,
Having been an active supporter of the Water Compact, I am very pleased with the appointments to the Water Management Board. Lake County commissioners nominated and our Governor appointed individuals with strong water law and hydrological backgrounds. So did the CSKT.
During the board’s first meeting, one public speaker thought that water users should have been appointed. Sounds reasonable, but it would be very hard to find one or two users who could credibly speak for all users.
More importantly, many of the board’s decisions will involve competing claims among different users. I believe that board decisions in individual cases should be based on water law and hydrological considerations.
To keep water users informed, I hope the water board will hold meetings that enable the board to discuss the legal and hydrological issues that will underpin its decisions in individual cases.
Dick Erb
Moiese
