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What We Do

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Mission

Address potable groundwater supply issues by creating locally driven recommendations that influence water management and policy that will direct resources to create sustainable water solutions.

Guiding Principles

  • We generate ideas to help inform decision-making and solve problems

  • We serve as the voice of group A and B water systems

  • We convene, coordinate, and unify

  • We leverage opportunities and partnerships

Goals

  • Create a sustainable organization to address municipal/small community water system groundwater decline based on localized conditions

  • Generate awareness and create calls to action for the depletion of potable water in the Basin, the urgent need to address the situation, and the efforts of the Coalition

  • Lead the development of regional groundwater planning and the identification and promotion of new and/or alternative water sources

Board Members

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Elsa Bowen
Chair

Lincoln County Conservation District

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Shawn O'Brien
Vice Chair

City of Ephrata

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Judi Ellis
Treasurer

Columbia Water Services

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Kristina Ribellia
Secretary

Columbia Basin Conservation District

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Robin Adolphsen

City of Othello

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Richard Law

City of Moses Lake

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Paul Wollman

Warden Hutterian Brethren

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Bob Davis

City of Quincy

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Kristine Shuler

City of Warden

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Jo Gilchrist

Lincoln County

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Michele Kiesz

Kagele/Kiesz Family Farms, LLC

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Clint Didier

Franklin County

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Rob Jones

Grant County

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Britton Baker

Alternate for Kristina Ribellia

Columbia Basin Conservation District

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Brean Nieman

Alternate for

Elsa Bowen

Lincoln County Conservation District

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Cameron Williamson

Alternate for

Robin Adolphsen

City of Othello

Members

There are two categories of members:

  • Member—any person residing in Washington or any entity operating in the FLAG (Franklin, Lincoln, Adams, and Grant) counties with an interest in Group A and B water systems.

  • Associate Member—any state or federal elected official, agency, department, or staff person representing such.

 

Each qualified Member is entitled to one vote per matter brought before the membership, including board elections. Associate Members are non-voting.

Columbia Basin Sustainable Water Coalition

Local Water Purveyor Workgroup

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