West Tennessee River Basin Authority

Meeting Details: (Revised 03/22/2023)

West Tennessee River Basin Authority
Conference Room
3628 Eastend Dr
Humboldt, TN 38343

January 13
April 14*
July 7
October 13

CONTACT:
Paige.Keith@tn.gov

February 14
March 14
May 16
June 20
August 15
September 19
November 14
December 19

*Meeting dates were moved from regular schedule due to conflicts.

Thirty-one members: four appointed by the Governor for six year terms.

Commissioner of Environment and Conservation or their designee;
Commissioner of Agriculture or their designee;
Executive Director of the Wildlife Resources Agency or their designee;
County executive of each county in West TN (20) or their designee;
two members of the House from West TN;
two members of the Senate from West TN;
one person appointed from a list submitted by the Tennessee Association of Soil Conservation Districts;
one person appointed from a list submitted by the Tennessee Conservation League;
one person appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the Tennessee Farm Bureau;
one person appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the Tennessee Forestry Association.

Commissioned under T.C.A. 64-1-1102.

The statute authorizing this board expires June 30, 2028 and the one-year wind-down period begins.

Member	Term Expires	Representation
Hugh Adams	06-30-22	Tennessee Farm Bureau
Vacant	06-30-21	Tennessee Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Dr. James L. Byford	06-30-22	Tennessee Wildlife Federation (formerly the TN Conservation League)
Kyle Etheridge		Tennessee Forestry Association
David Salyers		Commissioner, Department of Environment and Conservation
Dr. Charlie Hatcher		Commissioner's Designee, Department of Agriculture
Patrick Lemons		Director's Designee, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Vacant		State Representative
Rep. Chris Todd		State Representative
Sen. Ed Jackson		State Senator
Sen. John Stevens		State Senator
Mark Ward, County Mayor		Benton County
Joseph Butler, County Mayor		Carroll County
Barry Hutcherson, County Mayor		Chester County
Gary Reasons, Chairman, County Mayor		Crockett County
Mike Creasy, County Mayor		Decatur County
David Quick, County Mayor		Dyer County
Rhea "Skip" Taylor, County Mayor		Fayette County
Nelson Cunningham, County Mayor		Gibson County
Todd Pulse, County Mayor		Hardemon County
Kevin C. Davis, Vice-Chair, County Mayor		Hardin County
David Livingston, County Mayor		Haywood County
Robbie McCready, County Mayor		Henderson County
John Ridgeway, County Mayor		Henry County
Danny Cook, County Mayor		Lake County
Maurice Gains, County Mayor		Lauderdale County
AJ Massey, County Mayor		Madison County
Larry Smith, County Mayor		McNairy County
Steve Carr, County Mayor		Obion County
Jeff Huffman, County Mayor		Tipton County
Jake Bynum, County Mayor		Weakley County