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West Tennessee River Basin Authority

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2013 Meetings
    January 9, 2:00 pm - Board of Directors
    February 19, 9:00 am - Executive Committee
    March 19, 9:00 am - Executive Committee
    April 10, 2:00 pm - Board of Directors
    May 14, 9:00 am - Executive Committee
    June 18, 9:00 am - Executive Committee
    July 10, 2:00 pm - Board of Directors
    August 20, 9:00 am - Executive Committee
    September 17, 9:00 am - Executive Committee
    October 8, 2:00 pm - Board of Directors
    November 19, 9:00 am - Executive Committee
    December 17, 9:00 am - Executive Committee
Board Contact

Helpful Links

TDEC Natural Areas Division
Tennessee Healthy Watershed Initiative
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Department of Agriculture

Board Characteristics:
Thirty-one members: four appointed by the Governor for six year terms.

 

Members include:

• Commissioner of Environment and Conservation or their designee;
• Commissioner of Agriculture or their designee;
• Executive Director of the Wildlife Resources Agency or their designee;
• County executive of each county in West TN (20) or their designee;
• two members of the House from West TN;
• two members of the Senate from West TN;
• one person appointed from a list submitted by the Tennessee Association of Soil Conservation Districts;
• one person appointed from a list submitted by the Tennessee Conservation League;
• one person appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the Tennessee Farm Bureau;
• one person appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the Tennessee Forestry Association.


Commissioned under T.C.A. 64-1-1102.


The statute authorizing this board expires June 30, 2014 and the one-year wind-down period begins.


Member Term Expires Representation
Hugh Adams, Secretary
 06-30-16 Tennessee Farm Bureau
Dr. James L. Byford
06-30-16 Tennessee Wildlife Federation (formerly the TN Conservation League)
Wade J. McMahan, Jr. 06-30-16 Tennessee Forestry Association
Mike Pearson 06-30-11 Tennessee Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Shari Meghreblian
Commissioner's Designee, Department of Environment and Conservation
Jai Templeton   Commissioner's Designee, Department of Agriculture
Alan Pyburn
Director's Designee, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Rep. Johnny Shaw
State Representative
Rep. Tim Wirgau   State Representative
Sen. Lowe Finney
State Senator
Sen. Mark Norris   State Senator
Barry Barnett
County Mayor		   Benton County
Kenny McBride
County Mayor
Carroll County
Dwain Seaton
County Mayor
Chester County
Gary Reasons
County Mayor
Crockett County
Michael Smith
County Mayor		   Decatur County
Richard Hill
County Mayor
Dyer County
Rhea "Skip" Taylor
County Mayor
Fayette County
Tom Witherspoon
County Mayor
Gibson County
Willie Spencer
County Mayor
Hardeman County
Kevin C. Davis
County Mayor		   Hardin County
Franklin Smith, Chairman
County Mayor
Haywood County
Dan Hughes
County Mayor
Henderson County
Brent Greer, Vice-Chairman
County Mayor		   Henry County
Macie M. Roberson
County Mayor
Lake County
Rod Schuh
County Mayor
Lauderdale County
Jimmy Harris
County Mayor
Madison County
Wilburn Gene Ashe
County Mayor
McNairy County
Bennie McGuire
County Mayor
Obion County
Jeff Huffman
County Mayor
Tipton County
Houston Patrick
County Mayor
Weakley County