Truckee River Agency Inventory
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
 

 

John Cobourn

Sue Donaldson
 

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