GWMA Organization & Administration

Lead Agency:  The Lead Agency, consists of the Boards of County Commissioners of Adams, Franklin and Grant Counties, oversees the activities of the GWMA.

GWMA Administrative Board:  The Administrative Board oversees the day to day operations of the GWMA and performs the administrative functions of implementing the GWMA Plan and the GWMA projects, studies and programs.  The Board is made up of six members, one county commissioner representative from each of the three Board of County Commissioners of Adams, Franklin and Grant Counties, and one citizen member from each of the three counties.

GWAC Executive Board:  The GWAC Executive Board is made up of one county representative (representing each of the three counties) from each of the five Ground Water Advisory Committees for a total of fifteen members.  The Board is the governing body of the GWACs and serves as the official body of the GWMA for the purpose of maintaining the direction of the GWACs in meeting the goals of the GWMA Plan.

Ground Water Advisory Committees:  A diverse group of over 100 local area volunteer residents forms the following Ground Water Advisory Committees (GWACs) that represent five nitrate sources of concern:
    *    Irrigated and Dryland Agriculture GWAC
    *    Sprayfield and Wastewater Management GWAC
    *    Dairy, Feedlot and Cattlemen GWAC
    *    Urban and Rural Residential GWAC
    *    Environment and Recreation GWAC
The purpose of the GWACs is to research nitrate issues, provide input to the GWMA process, and develop recommendations for the GWMA Plan.

Community Producer Groups:  The areas within the three-county GWMA have been divided into 17 Community Producer Groups (CPGs).  The CPGs are grouped geographically by soil type, predominant irrigation system, natural boundaries and communities.  The CPGs provide input and involvement in the GWMA process.  Grant County has nine CPGs, Franklin County five, and Adams County three.

Conservation Districts, Health Districts and County Governments:  The staff of the Adams, Franklin, Othello, Warden and Upper Grant Conservation Districts, the county Health Districts and the county governments of Adams, Franklin and Grant Counties provide the technical support for the implementation of the programs of the GWMA Plan.  Click here to see the organizational chart.