MembersMembers of the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force
The Task Force includes both federal and state agencies. Federal agencies include those with responsibilities over activities in the Mississippi River and its basin, the Louisiana coastline, and the Gulf of Mexico. Mississippi River or major tributary states also have representation on the Task Force.
The role of the Task Force is to provide executive level direction and support for coordinating the actions of participating organizations working on nutrient management within the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed. The Task Force has designated members of a Coordinating Committee, and solicits information from interested stakeholders.
The role of the Coordinating Committee is to facilitate communications and coordination of all Teams and Committees, and make recommendations to the Task Force for their action. The group is responsible for ensuring that all actions complement each other and that communication flows effectively to all committees and teams.
Federal Agency Members of the Task Force
- Benjamin Grumbles, Task Force Chair, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- George Dunlop, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, U.S. Department of Commerce (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
- Gary Mast, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Timothy Petty, U.S. Department of the Interior (U.S. Geological Survey)
- Merle Pierson, U.S. Department of Agriculture
State Agency Members of the Task Force
- Dr. Len Bahr, Louisiana Governor's Office of Coastal Activities
- Jerry Cain, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
- Doyle Childers, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- Thomas Jennings, Illinois Department of Agriculture
- Sean Logan, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Larry Maxwell, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
- Brad Moore, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Bill Northey, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
- Russell Rasmussen, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- J. Randy Young, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
Federal Agency Members of the Coordinating Committee
- Craig Hooks, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Dr. Robert Magnien, U.S. Department of Commerce (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
- Mike Sullivan, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- David Vigh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Pixie Hamilton, U.S. Department of the Interior (U.S. Geological Survey)
State Agency Members of the Coordinating Committee
- Wayne Anderson, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Ken Brazil, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
- Doug Daigle, Lower Mississippi River Sub-basin Committee
- Bryan Hopkins, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- Richard Ingram, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
- John Kessler, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Dean Lemke, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
- John McClurkan, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
- Dennis McKenna, Illinois Department of Agriculture
- Dugan Sabins, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
- Susan Sylvester, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Peter Tennant and Greg Youngstrom, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission