Green/Tradewater River Basin Team Meetings
Minutes
November 07, 2001
Location: Barren River District Health Department
1109 State Street, Bowling Green, KY 42102
Bowling Green, KY
Time: 9:30 C.T.
Attendees:
Chip Kraus, BRDHD
Dale Reynolds, KY DOW
Pat Neichter, US ACOE
Robin Bennett, BRDHD
Announcements:
· The Bacon Creek Council will meeting scheduled for Nov. 1 to review the amended engineering plans and financial estimates was postponed. It will reportedly be rescheduled near the end of November.
Forming Task Forces:
Last month the team decided to form the initial taskforce(s) in the Bacon Creek Watershed, Hart County, and use that experience to establish future taskforces in other parts of Hart County first and then throughout the G/T watershed. Due to the limited attendance last month and at this meeting, this plan is subject to change as more team members weigh-in on the subject.
Robin stated that she would publish announcements of Watershed Watch meetings in the BRDHD publication (KAFES) as a means of accessing more volunteers.
Robin reported that Metcalfe County with widespread septic problems. She suggested that we contact PRIDE to see if we could assist with citizen education and compliance.
Chip provided the team with GIS mapping that locates Class V (septic) injection wells in Hart county.
Discussion about obtaining grassroots support suggested that Dr. Terry Wilson (WKU) be contacted for possible access to a list of teachers who have participated in his training sessions. Via a contact provided by Pat Neichter, Dale reported, he had obtained the name and number of a potential Taskforce organizer (Steve Kistler at the Hart Co. H.S.). Elaine Digges had also provided Dale with a teacher to contact (Linda Gosser).
Next RBT meeting: 9:30 a.m. (CT) at Mammoth Cave National Park on Dec. 12th, 2001. We will tour the Park Service's new water testing laboratory, which will have capacity to run some outside samples.
Directions: From I-65 take the Park City exit (# 48) head northwest for 2.3, miles then turn right onto Hwy. 70 (no route sign) and proceed the approximate length of 2 blocks to a 2 story tan building on the left. (270) 749-2508.