Meeting Agenda

Governor’s Drought and Water Supply Advisory Committee

Thursday, April 19, 2018, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

DNRC Headquarters, Montana Room, 1539 Eleventh Avenue, Helena

9:30

Welcome – Lieutenant Governor – Mike Cooney, Chair

9:40

Current Drought Conditions and County Drought Map – Troy Blandford,

GIS Analyst, Water Information System Manager, Montana State Library

9:50

Report on Last Month’s and Projected Weather Conditions – Megan Syner,

Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service

10:00

Report from the NRCS Montana Snow Survey – Lucas Zukiewicz,

Montana Snow Survey, Water Supply Specialist, NRCS

10:20

Report from BuRec on Dam Operations for the Spring – Stephanie Micek,

Reservoir Operations, Bureau of Reclamation

10:40

Report on Flood Coordination and Current Conditions – Janelle Okeson,

Coordinator - Disaster & Emergency Services – Dept. Military Affairs

10:55

Improving Drought Resilience with Low Inputs and High Outcomes – Amy

Chadwick – Watershed Ecologist - Great West Engineering

11:15

Update on Proposed legislative changes

11:25

Public Comment

11:30

Adjourn

Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30a.m.

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