Board of Ground Water Management

Meeting Details: (Revised 05/18/2026)

  • There is no meeting scheduled for June 2026.

Board Characteristics: 

Five members: three appointed by the Governor for three-year terms and two ex officio. Includes the Commissioner of the Department of Environment and Conservation and the Director of Water Management or their designees who shall be ex officio members. Three members shall be persons actively engaged in the drilling of water wells - one from each of the three geographical grand divisions of the state. Terms are limited to two consecutive full terms.

Commissioned under: T.C.A.69-10-107.

The statute authorizing this board expires June 30, 2025 and the one-year wind-down period begins.

Member Term Expires Representation
BJ Burks 06-30-2026 Board Member West Tennessee
Britton Dotson, Chair Ex Officio Commissioner's Designee, Environment and Conservation
Chris Wilson 06-30-2028 Board Member East Tennessee
Brian Ham Ex Officio Technical Secretary
James Watson 06-30-2027 Board Member Middle Tennessee

Past Meetings

Meeting contents prior to April 24, 2026 are available within the Archived Meetings section.

May 14, 2026

Archived Meetings

Archived content is provided for reference purposes only and is not maintained to current accessibility standards.

March 19, 2026

January 15, 2026

November 6, 2025

May 19, 2025

February 7, 2025

October 17, 2024

August 1, 2024

July 8, 2024

March 27, 2024

December 12, 2023

August 22, 2023

July 18, 2023

April 27, 2023

January 10, 2023

September 22, 2022

June 28, 2022

March 10, 2022

December 1, 2021 - In-Person

August 19, 2021 - In-Person

April 8, 2021 - WebEx Virtual Meeting

December 10, 2020 - WebEx Virtual Meeting

September 10, 2020 - WebEx Virtual Meeting

Contact
Brian Ham
Brian.Ham@tn.gov

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