Watershed Council Organization

Executive Director: Melanie Miller

Board of Directors
Contact Information Below Organization Chart

		Lee Van De Bogart Chair
Liz Paul Vice-Chair				Henry Hamanishi Secretary/Treasurer
Local Government Rep Robbin Finch Lee Van De Bogart Steve Rule				Agricultural Representatives Dan Steenson Alan Newbill Robert Braun
Flood Control Representative Steve Sweet				Industry Representative Henry Hamanishi
				Stormwater Representative Erica Anderson-Maguire
Environmental Representative Liz Paul
	Citizen At Large Jack Harrison

The board of directors consists of no less than 7 and no more than 11 people selected to represent numerous interests and areas of concern:

• Agriculture (3 members)
• Stormwater (1 member)
• Industry (1 member)
• Local Government (3 members)
• Flood Control (1 member)
• Environmental/Conservation (1 member)
• Other (1 member)

Board members serve a 3-year term with eligibility for additional, consecutive, 3-year terms. In addition, a consultant facilitator is hired by the Watershed Council to assist with administrative and technical tasks.

Agriculture

Dan Steenson
Sawtooth Law Office, PLLC
Golden Eagle Building
1101 W. River St., Suite 110
Boise, ID 83702
Direct: (208) 629-7435
Office: (208) 629-7447
Fax: (208) 629-7559
Dan's first term as an agricultural representative began January 2004

Alan Newbill
Pioneer Irrigation District
PO Box 426
Caldwell, ID 83606
Phone: (208) 459-3617
Alan's first term began December 2006

Robert Braun, P.E.
Corporate Environmental Engineering Manager
The Amalgamated Sugar Company LLC
1951 S. Saturn Way, Suite 100
Boise, ID  83709
Phone: (208) 383-6500
Robert's first term began January 2010

Stormwater

Erica Anderson-Maguire
Ada County Highway District
(Monica Lowe, Alternate)
318 East 37th Street
Boise, ID 83714
Phone: (208) 387-6254
Fax: (208) 345-7650
Erica's first term began January 1999

Industry

Henry Hamanishi
J.R. Simplot Company
P.O. Box 9069
Nampa, ID 83653
Phone: (208) 389-7375
Henry's most recent term began January 2006

Local Government

Lee Van De Bogart
City of Caldwell
621 Cleveland Blvd.
Caldwell, ID 83605
Phone: (208) 455-3006
Fax: (208) 455-3012
Lee's first term began August 2006

Robbin Finch
City of Boise
P.O. Box 500
Boise, ID 83712
Phone: (208) 381-3901
Robbin's first term as a large municipal representative began January 2011

Steve Rule
Steve's first term began January 2011

Flood Control

Environmental/Conservation

Liz Paul
Boise River Campaign Coordinator
Idaho Rivers United
P.O. Box 633
Boise, ID 83701
Phone: (208) 343-7481
Liz' first term began March 2009

Citizen at Large

Jack Harrison, PhD, P.E., PH-GW
President, HyQual, P.A.
1337 E. Fall Ct.
Boise, ID 83706
Phone: (208) 861-654

Executive Director

Melanie Miller
P.O. Box 190873
Boise, ID 83719
Phone: (208) 994-2791