Water Quality Committee
Purpose:
The mission of the Water Quality Committee is to increase awareness among Chapter members of the importance of water quality in aquatic ecosystems and to provide a mechanism for Chapter members to obtain and share information about water quality issues that are of particular relevance to Michigan and surrounding states.
Composition:
The Water Quality Committee shall be chaired by a single, willing, volunteer who is a member of the Chapter. The Chair shall serve a minimum term of 1 year upon approval. The Chair position shall be approved by the Chapter president.
The Committee shall meet at least once a year and shall be governed by Chapter members, but interested non-Chapter members may participate in Committee activities.
Current Chair:
Doug Bradley
Duties: The Chair works with the committee members to:
- Promote membership awareness on the relationships of water quality to that of healthy aquatic ecosystems within Michigan.
- Promote an understanding of existing regulations and voluntary activities intended to protect the quality of Michigan’s waters.
- Disseminate information about plans, policies, criteria, and rules affecting water quality and provide review comments, when appropriate.
- Establish a link on the Chapter website to help keep members informed of Committee activities. Provide updates to the website host.
- Submit an annual report to the Executive Committee summarizing activities over the past year.
- Establish a liaison with similar committees of the North Central Division and Parent Society.
Water quality links
- AFS Water Quality Section, http://www.fisheries.org/units/wqs/
- EPA Office of Science and Technology, Standards and Health Protection Division, http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/