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| Agency | Contacts | Data/Documents | Maps/Photos | Phone | Involvement |
| Nevada State Entities | |||||
| Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | |||||
| State Director
Special Consultant |
Peter Morros
Roland Westergard |
Water Rights | Water Rights | 687-4360ph
687-6122fax |
Represents State of Nevada in enactment of P.L. 101-618 and other negotiations. |
| Division of State Lands | |||||
| Administrator
Land Agent |
Pam Wilcox
Ed Bittleston |
Navigable river permit data | State Lands | 702 687-4363ph
702 687-3783fx |
Land ownership of river to mean high water mark. Navigable river permitting. |
| Division of Wildlife(NDOW) | |||||
| Administrator
Deputy Administrator Manager Region. I - Fallon Offices - 9 Western Counties Management Assistant Supervisor - Fisheries Biologists Supervisor- Wildlife Biologists Fisheries Biologist Non-game Depredation Staff Biologist (Avian Specialist) |
Willie Molini
Terry Crawforth Rich Heap Pam Pirkle Mike Sevon Roy Leach Mark Warren Gary Herron |
Truckee River Riparian Management Plan | Fish Resources | 688-1500ph
688-1500ph 688-2881ph 702-423-3171 688-2881ph 688-2881ph 688-1209ph 688-1525ph |
Wildlife and Habitat, Interest from Stateline downstream to Wadsworth, Fish management. Management of wildlife areas. |
| Division of Environmental Protection(NDEP) | |||||
| Water
Pollution Control
Water Quality Planning Chief Water Quality Standards Non-point source pollution program Wellhead protection program Sparks Tank Farm |
John
Nelson
Wendell McCurry Adele Basham Kathy Sertic Laura Helsel Allen Biaggi |
Water
quality data for point source discharges
Water quality data for Truckee River, Steamboat Creek and tributaries State BMP Manual Discharge permits for TMWRF and others |
. | 687-4670
ph
ext 3145 ext 3098 ext 3102 ext 3101 ext 3104 ext 3021 687-6396fax |
Review,
approval, construction of wastewater treatment facilities
Water quality standards for ambient water and non-point source pollution Remediation Orders cleanup programs for groundwater contamination. |
| Division of Water Resources | |||||
| State
Engineer
Deputy State Engineers Chief of Appropriations- Water Rights Section Hydrolic Eng. - Dealing with non TCID water rights Hydrolic Engineer- Deals with TCID rights |
Mike
Turnipseed
Christine Thiel Hugh Ricci Tracey Taylor Mike Randall Robert K. Martinez |
Water rights, water usage, well locations, and pumpage inventory of TM permitted wells(not domestic). | GIS Maps
of Orr Ditch Decree water rights (in progress)
Mapping overlays of water rights claims to determine areas of historical usage per parcel. |
687-4037ph | Approves water rights transfers, subject to Federal water master approval; limits pumping and diversions; establishes return flow requirements; sets water right requirements for subdivisions under NRS 278. |
| Division of Water Planning | |||||
| State
Water Planner
Water Planning Economis |
Naomi
Duerr
Gary Horton |
Water
Word Dictionary,
Truckee Resource Projects Truckee River Chronology, Walker River Chronology, Working on Systems Dynamics modeling, Extensive array of socio-economic data including water use factors, Hydrologic Data, Extensive library of water related documents and data |
. | 687-3600ph
687-1288pfx |
Developing State water policy plan, library with electronic search capabilities |
| Department Of Transportation(NDOT) | |||||
| Photogrametry
Maps- Chief cartographer Hydrology |
Rusty
Autry
Jerry Vivant Amir Soltani |
Bridge scour studies | design maps, | 687-4980ph
687-3449ph 687-5619ph |
Aerial photos of Truckee River- Tahoe to Pyramid flown 1991. Revegetation projects along I-80 to reduce erosion and roadway pollutants, sedimentation facilities for freeway storm runoff. |
| Truckee River Strategy Committee | |||||
| Coordinator | Adele Basham | . | . | 687-4670ph
687-6396fax |
Educational forum for information exchange regarding water quality. |
| Department of Human Resources - Health Division | |||||
| Health Protecion Service- Supervisor of Public Health Engineer | Al Tinney | Water Supply data: groundwater and surface water | . | 687-4750ph | Implements drinking water standards in conjunction with WCDH to conform to state and federal regulations including Surface water treatment rule, and Safe Drinking Water Act. |
| Nevada Ecosystem Advisory Team(NEAT) | |||||
| Co-Chairperson
Co-Chairperson |
Doug
Hunt
Jim Smithermann |
. | . | 688-1565ph
688-1595fax 687-4670ph 687-6396fax |
Alliance of ecosystem related agencies, goals: to coordinate interagency cooperation and awareness, to update resource directory, ad hoc committee to develop 319 project proposals review. |
| Biological Initiative | |||||
| Director
GIS Assistant Director for outreach |
Dr. Pete
Brussard
Kathy Bishop Lynn Riley Susie Deller C. Richard Tracey |
. | Nevada Heritage Tand E species maps. | 784-4565ph | Federal funding of Universities in cooperation to produce biological assessment for Nevada land managers decision making processes. Currently working in other areas of Nevada on indicator species modeling. |
| Nevada Farm Bureau | |||||
| Executive Director President | Doug
Busselman
Barbara Curti Norm Cardoza |
. | . | 358-3276ph | Represent agricultural interests on legislative matters - especially protection of water rights. |
| University of Nevada, Reno(UNR) Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering | |||||
| Director
Director Hydrologic Sciences Director Environmental Science and Health Director Environmental Engineering Director Atmospheric Sciences Director Evolution, Ecology, Conservation Biology |
Jim Seiber
John Warwick Glen Miller Joe Middlebrook Alan Gertler Lou Oring |
. | . | 784-6460ph
784-1142fx 784-6250ph |
Intercollegiate, inter-disciplinary graduate programs, many with ongoing Truckee River studies and data collection. |
| University of Nevada, Reno(UNR) College of Agriculture | |||||
| Dept
of "Environmental Resource Sciences(ERS)
Riparian Hydrologist Grad Student University Farms Ornithologist |
Sherman
Swanson
Tom Myers Don Kennedy Alan Gubanich |
. | . | 784-4057ph
784-1155ph 784-6239ph 784-6652ph |
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| University of Nevada, Reno(UNR) | |||||
| Getchell Library Special Collections | . | . | Historic Photos and Maps | 784-6538ph | . |
| University of Nevada Cooperative Extension | |||||
| Water
Resource Specialist
Water Quality Specialist
Horticulture
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John
Cobourn
Sue Donaldson
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Protecting
Our Water Resources; Small Ranch Manual A guide to management for green
pastures and clean water
Fact Sheets; Conservation information |
Before and After ranch Best Management Practices photos | 832-4150ph
784-4848ph 784-4881fax |
Federal, State and County funded, public education of conservation and preservation issues;Suburban Agriculture Nonpoint Source Education Program; |
| University of Nevada, Reno Desert Research Institute(DRI) | |||||
| WRC Director
Deputy Director Resource Hydrologist Resource Hydrologist |
Jack
Hess
John Fordham Matt Chesley Alan McKay Scott Tyler |
The 1988
Truckee River Water Quality Monitoring Project Report
Water Quality Monitoring Data Nutrient loading to Lake Tahoe |
SPOT Data coverage of entire river from 1992-3; LANDSAT images from 1986, entire hydrographic basin | 673-7300ph
673-7385ph 673-7384ph |
Water Resource Center (WRC)contract with NDEP to do monitoring since 1960s; antidegradation and standards satisfaction. DRI-Urban Strategy for the Truckee Meadows; Proposed Non-Profit Instream Flow Bank, to promote a grass roots advocacy for preserving the river through water rights transfers. |
| Nv. Water Resources Association | |||||
| President
of Board
Newsletter Editor |
Marc
Brown
Janet Carson |
Qusrterly Newsletter | . | 689-4648ph
689-4229fx |
Association of water related or interested individuals. No data or maps but 600 members with extensive experience and information. Sponsor annual Nv water conference |
| Lahontan Conservation District | |||||
| Chairman
Resource Specialist |
Eddie
Venturacci
Terri King |
. | . | 423-2472ph
423-5124ph |
Subdivision of State Government; Lower Carson River coordinated Resource Mgmt. Project |
| Nevada Historical Society | |||||
| Executive
Director
Curator of History |
Dr. Peter
Bandurraga
Philip Earl |
. | . | 688-1191ph | State and privately funded. Numerous historical records, photos, maps of region and river |