Meeting Minutes – TWG Meeting June 5, 2003

 In Attendance –

Linda Davis, IDWR
Sandra Thiel, IDWR
Leigh Bailey, Payette National Forest
Ervin Cowley, BLM

Via Phone Conference –

Betsy Rieffenberger, Salmon-Challis NF
Valdon Hancock, Sawtooth NF
Angie Walker, Utah USGS

The meeting began at approximately 10:00 a.m., MST

 NEWS TO REPORT

There was no news reported at the beginning of this meeting.  See “Miscellaneous Discussion” items below.

HUC REVIEW

Huc 17040218 Big Lost - Betsy Rieffenberger incorporated changes that were suggested the last time we looked at this huc.  Elbow Canyon and Dry Fork Creek 6th field hucs were created.  This hydrologic unit can be considered Draft Approved.

Huc 17060205 Upper Middle Fork Salmon

Cape horn moved the line back to the Custer County/Boise County line
Lumped Sulfur Creek to make it fit size criteria
Fixed Knapp Creek
Fixed ridge on Fir Creek - Bear Valley
Made some name changes
Draft Approved.

Huc 17060204 Lemhi - Fixed Upper and Lower Texas Creek.  Draft-Approved.

Huc 17040211 Goose Creek - Extensive changes are proposed for the 4th field boundary on this hydrologic unit. The northern boundary has been extended to the Snake River to follow historic Goose Creek drainage.  Big Cottonwood Creek drainage is planned for inclusion with the downstream Big Cottonwood Creek drainage tributary to Lake Murtaugh in HUC 17040212.  This fourth field line should be sent to USGS, NRCS and DEQ for comment.  Some preliminary sixth field line placements were also reviewed and suggestions made.

Angie – USGS Utah - Reviewed draft fourth field lines on 17040213, 17040219, 17040209, 17040206, 17040216, 17040215, 17040214 delineated by Utah and answered questions from Angie about line placement in specific areas.

Huc 17050124 Weiser - first review w/Leigh Bailey, Payette NF

Check the region attributes on Cottonwood Creek.  The ‘little huc’ named Cottonwood Creek should be part of the composite.
Check names/labels in the Weiser River Rush Creek fifth.
Linework is preliminary. 
Fifths are in size range.  One sixth (9976 acres) needs a justification written or should be combined with another hydrologic unit.
In the Weiser River - Keithly Creek fifth, the ‘Lower Little Weiser’ sixth has the wrong label.
The boundary between the Crane Creek Reservoir and South Fork Crane Creek should go to legacy channel.
Monroe Creek had incorrect name.

Huc 17050108 Jordan

Check names on Boulder Creek.
Jordan Creek - Trout Creek  - rename
Need to rectify southern huc boundary with adjoining hydrologic unit.

Huc 17050102 Bruneau

Check the Three Creek and Clover Creek fifth boundary.
Check the line that crosses between the Upper Buck Flat and Upper Clover Creek watershed boundaries.

Huc 17050103 Middle Snake Succor

Quick review of changes that were proposed in the last Middle Snake Succor meeting.

 MISCELLANEOUS DISCUSSION

 Erv Cowley would like to be on the July schedule for the Middle Snake Succor, Jordan and possibly the Bruneau huc.

ACTION ITEMS:

IDWR will send the 4th field linework for huc 17040211 (Goose Creek)  to NRCS, USGS, and DEQ for review.
IDWR will review the 4th field boundary on the Lower Boise huc.

NEXT SCHEDULED TWG MEETING (S):

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. in the IDWR Upstairs Conference Room C (This is the small conference room next to Conference Room A/B (large).  Contact Genna Ashley for directions and/or NetMeeting connection information

 ***Subject to change before meeting***

 The meeting concluded at approximately 5:00 p.m., MST.