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IWAC History and Accomplishments 2012-2021

November 12th, 2021
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Organization
Date What/Who Accomplishments
2/11/2012 IWAC Meetings 2/11/12 – 11/9/21 Minutes are available on iwac.us
3/13/2013 IWAC By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation as a 501 c 3 in the State of Idaho Alan Miller
3/13/2013 Goals Developed Goals for IWAC Organization, Water Quantity, Water Conservation, Water Quality, and Public Awareness and Education.
8/12/2014 IWAC logo Logo Contest Winner Jessica Hastriter
9/15 – 12/15 iwac.us Website Created by Anne Francis Web Design
Anne Francis
Officers Officers to be split equally 2 from Idaho and 2 from Washington
3/12/2013 Volunteers Pres. Mike Galante, VP. Ty Wick, Tres. Alan Miller, Sec. Bryan St Clair/ Rob Lindsay
2013-2016 Paid Technical Facilitator Bob Haynes, Idaho Water Engineering. Hourly fee $140
9/13/2016 Volunteers Pres. Dan Kegley, VP Ty Wick/Terry Pickel, Treas. Alan Miller/Ron Wilson, Sec. Rob Lindsay
4/9/2019 Volunteers Pres. Terry Pickel, VP BiJay Adams, Treas. Ron Wilson, Sec. Rob Lindsay

Budget
8/13/2013 Bank  Account Mountain West Bank
Annual $1,000 Annual Funding  from memberships. $1,000 for systems with 2,000 connections or more  connections.
Annual $500 Annual Funding  from memberships  $500 for systems with less than 2,000 connections.
Annual $1,500  SAJB’s annual support for Program Manager Tonilee Hanson’s Administrative Services. In-Kind
2017 Treasurer Ron Wilson, completed  Tax filings and 501 c3 requirements to establish IWAC in good Standing in Idaho.
2018 Contracted with Anderson Bros for annual accounting and tax filing.
2018 $45,000 Special funding for Drippy the Water Drop . KSPS Four (30) second spots and 10 min. Our Water. Our Future Video  Contributors include: IDWR $10,000.00,  IWAC $5,000.00,  Kootenai County Aquifer Protection District  $10,000.00, City of Coeur d’Alene $5,000.00, City of Spokane $5,000.00, Spokane County Environmental Services $5,000.00, Spokane County Utilities – Stormwater $5,000.00
2019-2020 $9,895.17 Source Water Protection Grant DEQ $29,555.32 In Kind
2020-2021 $1,973.72 Source Water Protection Grant DEQ
$5,175 In Kind

Speakers & Presentations
Date What/Who Accomplishments
2012 ID and WA Water Purveyors Discussions of bi-state organization to protect drinking water, structure, purpose, name, funding, groundrules, goals, review organizational models (i.e., PBAC), legal structure
2013 3/26-27/2-13 2013 Spokane River Forum Conference – Ralston Johnson Model, Spokane River rule-making.
6/11/2013 Corey Bryant Irrigation Smart Sensors”  Upper Columbia RC&D
7/9/2013 Dale Ralston        Guy Greggory Ralston Johnson Groundwater Pumping Model    Instream Flow Rule Making
8/13/2013 John Porcello 2012 SVRP Aquifer GSI Groundwater Flow Model
9/10/2013 Allison Beall Watershed Integrated System Dynamics Modeling
10/8/2013 Mike Hermanson County Water Demand Forecast Model Update
11/12/2013 Mike Galante Spokane Valley Land & Water Company Canal 1907
1/14/2014 Rob Lindsay Spokane County Reclaimed Water Reuse Study
1/14/2014 Ken Windram  HARSB Water Reuse Program
2/11/2014 Speed Fitzhugh Avista Spokane River Project Presentation
2/11/2014 Guy Gregory Spokane River Instream Flow Rule Development
4/8/2014 Melanie Thornton WISDM Presentation WSU
6/10/2014 WSU Doctoral Students Spokane River: Modeling in a Changing Environment
10/14/2014 Allyson Beall King WISDM Collaborative Modeling 10-14-14
12/9/2014 Steve Robischon Steve Robischon, Executive Director Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee
5/12/2015 Panel Discussion, 5-12-15, Oil Transport and Aquifer Protection Panel: Gary Stevens, Bob Howard, Sandy VonBehren, Lisa Jamison, Mike Fagen
9/8/2015 Chris Meyers Chris Meyers A Primer on the Interstate Allocation of Water in ID and WA
10/9/2015 Mark Solomon Mark Solomon, IWRRI, Idaho Water Demand
11/10/2015 Melanie Thornton Melanie Thornton, WSU, Collaborative Modeling 11-10-15
2/11/2016 Alan F. Hamlet Climate Change Scenarios for Pacific Northwest Water Planning
2/11/2016 WSU Doctoral Students Water Stewardship and Collaboration 2-11-16
4/12/2016 Kayla Wakulich Water Stewardship Campaign – Executive Summary Development of Drippy the Water Drop
9/13/2016 Gary Stevens Gary Stevens, IDWR, Transport of Petroleum Products
8/9/2016 Melanie Thornton Melanie Thornton, WSU, Regional Water Resource Planning Workshops, SVRP Report
2/14/2017 BiJay Adams Landscape Irrigation Efficiency – BiJay Adams
5/9/2017 Nichole Baker WiseScape – Nichole Baker City of Moscow, ID
11/15/2017 Spokane River Forum Spokane River Forum Conference 11/15/17: Water Collaboration among Sovereigns Irrigation Design Standards,  Water Without Borders Regional Success Stories, 
4/16/2019 SRF Conference Irrigation and Landscape Design Standards Terry Pickel and BiJay Adams
8/10/2021 GSI GSI Water Solutions – John Porcello, Kenny Janssen, and Dan Kegley (85 mins)
8/10/2021 John Porcello Groundwater Modelling in the SVRP Aquifer – GSI Water Solutions Video (26 mins)
8/10/2021 Kenny Janssen Well Rehabilitation – GSI Water Solutions Video (31 mins.)
8/10/2021 Dan Kegley Wellfield Planning and Water Conservation GSI Video (26 mins)

Education and Outreach
2017 Kayla Wakulich Drippy the Water Drop Artwork
2018-2019 Erik Miller Drippy the Water Drop Colored and Black and white Card sets digitized
2018-2019 Griffin Printing Drippy the Water Drop Printing 300 sets colored and 1,500 Black & White sets
3/30/2020 Anne Francis Drippy the Water Drop Flip Book on Website
2020-2021 Dan Kegley Social Media added. Dan Kegley posting.
2020-2021 Ashley Williams Reanette Boese Find My Water Provider – Update Idaho Water Purveyor Service Area Maps
IWAC Videos Water Quality and Quantity
11/29/2016 WSU Korey Woodley The Call – Stormwater Video  1:38
6/14/2017 KSPS Aquifer Challenge – Stormdrains 0:30
6/14/2017 KSPS Aquifer Challenge – Oils and Hazardous Waste 0:30
6/14/2017 KSPS Aquifer Challenge – Lawn Care 0:30
6/14/2017 KSPS Aquifer Challenge – Bathrooms 0:30
1/11/2018 KSPS Our Water Our Future 10:34
11/24/2018 KSPS Six Aquifer Lessons PBS Learning Media
11/21/2019 KSPS Irrigation Landscape Design 3:30
5/13/2020 KSPS Stop Irrigation Runoff 0:30
2/28/2020 KSPS Protect Our Aquifer Simple Steps Can Do A Lot 0:30
5/8/2019 KSPS Protect Our Aquifer Adjust Sprinkler Settings 0:30
9/24/2020 Rogue Heart Media Residential Backflow Protection 1:12
11/18/2020 KSPS Fire Hydrant Backflow Protection 0:30
6/7/2021 Rogue Heart Media Spring Backflow Assembly Testing 1:23
6/7/2021 Rogue Heart Media Make Your Irrigation System More Efficient 1.23

Water Quantity and Quality
Irrigation and Landscape Design Standards
Date What/Who Accomplishments
2019 $20,000 Contracted with AHBL to Develop Irrigation and landscape Design Standards document. Craig Anderson
9/15/2019 1/12/2019 $ 440, $163, Aqua Girl Designs  creates Landscape Design Event Post Card and 2 versions of the Brochure Kristen Zimmer
$146.30 250 Post cards for Technical Assistance Workshop Walt’s mailing
6/17/2020 $2,600.00 Aqua Girl  Designs Irrigation and Landscape Design Booklet Kristen Zimmer
7/6/2020 $1,842.95 1,000 Irrrigation Design Booklets printed Minute press
7/13/2020 $264 405 Irrigation and landscape Design Standards Booklets mailed with cover letter from IWAC to decision makes and landscape companins across the region. Walt’s mailing
7/31/2021 $3,500 Blue Sky Marketing Media Campaign 6/29/20 – 7/29/20
Ada Hargrove
Irrigation and Landscape Design Roadshow, Technical Assistance Workshop and Webinars
6/3/2021 BiJay Adams Webinar (33:15) Slides Irrigation Efficiency  Our Gem Speaker Series Our Gem
3/31/2021 Terry Pickel Webinar (10:36) Slides Regional Efforts for Irrigation Efficiency  Spokane River Forum H20 Breakfast   SRF H2O
2/24/2021 Bill Bernier DOH Webinar  (59:12)  Cross Connection Control  IESS-AWWA Service Truck Rodeo  IESS-AWWA
2/24/2021 Terry Pickel        BiJay Adams Webinar  (58:46) Slides Irrigation and Landscape Design, Distribution Uniformity,  SpokaneScape, Xeriscaping  IESS-AWWA Service Truck Rodeo   IESS-AWWA
2/24/2021 Dan Kegley        BiJay Adams  Tonilee Hanson Webinar (43:13) IWAC Videos, SAJB and Backflow Protection  IESS-AWWA  Service Truck Rodeo  IESS-AWWA
1/29/2020 IWAC IWAC Technical Assistance Workshop: (4 hours)Efficient Irrigation and Landscape Design
Terry Pickel   BiJay Adams Irrigation & Landscape Design Standards – Liberty Lake Planning Commission Liberty lake
10/1/2019 Terry Pickel   BiJay Adams IWAC Roadshow Liberty Lake City Council Liberty Lake
9/26/2019 Terry Pickel   BiJay Adams Irrigation & Landscape Design Standards – Spokane Aquifer joint Board SAJB
10/1/2019 Terry Pickel   BiJay Adams IWAC Presentation (18:05) Coeur d’Alene City Council CDA
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