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Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee








NOTICE OF MEETING





TO:        Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Interim Committee

FROM:    Constance C. Steffen, Research Analyst

DATE:    May 7, 1998

SUBJECT:    May 20 Meeting


Sen. Alarik Myrin and Rep. Bradley T. Johnson have scheduled the next meeting of the Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Interim Committee as follows:

            DATE :     Wednesday, May 20, 1998
            TIME :     9:00 a.m
            PLACE :     Room 303 State Capitol

An agenda is included. If you are unable to attend, please call me at 538-1032.


COMMITTEE MEMBERS


Sen. Alarik Myrin, Senate Chair

Rep. Bradley T. Johnson, House Chair


Sen. Craig A. Peterson
Sen. R. Mont Evans
Sen. Joseph L. Hull
Rep. Eli H. Anderson
Rep. Melvin R. Brown

Rep. Craig W. Buttars Rep. Mary Carlson
Rep. Beverly A. Evans
Rep. Tom Hatch
Rep. Dennis H. Iverson

Rep. Evan L. Olsen
Rep. Michael R. Styler
Rep. Jordan Tanner
Rep. Daniel H. Tuttle
Rep. Bill Wright

AGENDA

NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

INTERIM COMMITTEE

Wednesday, May 20, 1998 - 9:00 a.m. - Room 303 State Capitol



1.    Committee Business
    .    Approval of minutes of April 22, 1997
    
2.    Great Salt Lake Management Plan
    The Department of Natural Resources is preparing a management plan for the Great Salt Lake. Jim Carter, who is responsible for coordinating the development of the plan, will report on several management issues. Those issues include: 1) the increasing difference between the salinity of the north arm and the salinity of the south arm of the lake; 2) the allocation of brine shrimping permits; and 3) the elevation at which to begin pumping water from the lake.
    *     Jim Carter, Department of Natural Resources

3.    Current Water Quality Issues in Utah
    Don Ostler, director of the Division of Water Quality, will discuss current water quality issues of relevance to the state. Those issues include: 1) lawsuits filed in other states and mandates to clean impaired waters; 2) the status of and trends in the quality of Utah's waters; 3) the Clinton administration's Clean Water Action Plan; and 4) the Environmental Protection Agency's strategy to address environmental and public health impacts from animal feeding operations.
    *     Don Ostler, Division of Water Quality
    
4.    Other Business

5.    Adjourn

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