2003 List of Nominations

State	EPA Region	Watershed	Nominated by	Lead Organization
CT	1	Connecticut River	John G. Rowland	Connecticut River Coalition
MA	1	Nashua River	Jane Swift	Nashua River Watershed Association
MA	1	Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Rivers	Jane Swift	Assabet River Organization
MA	1	Charles River	Jane Swift	Charles River Watershed Association
MA	1	Merrimack River	Jane Swift	The Merrimack River Watershed Council, Inc.
ME	1	Belgrade Chain of Lakes	Angus S. King, Jr.	Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance
ME	1	Presumpscot River	Angus S. King, Jr.	Presumpscot River Management Plan Steering Committee
ME	1	Meduxnekeag	Brenda Commander	Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
NH	1	Upper Connecticut River	Jeanne Shaheen	Connecticut River Joint Commission
NH	1	Pennichuck Brook	Jeanne Shaheen	Pennichuck Water Works
NH	1	Piscataquog	Jeanne Shaheen	Piscataquog Watershed Association
RI	1	Narragansett Bay	Lincoln Almond	Partnership for Narragansett Bay
RI	1	Woonasquatucket River	Lincoln Almond	The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management; Sustainable Watersheds Office,
RI	1	Narrow River	Lincoln Almond	Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Sustainable Watersheds Office
VT	1	Indian Brook	Howard Dean	Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Water Quailty Division
NJ	2	Raritan River	James E. McGreevey	Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association
NJ	2	Hudson-Raritan Estuary	James E. McGreevey	New York/New Jersey Baykeeper
NJ	2	Metedeconk River	James E. McGreevey	Ocean County Planning Department
NY	2	Delaware River	George E. Pataki	Delaware River Basin Commission Team:
NY	2	Lower Hudson	George E. Pataki	Lower Hudson Coalition of Conservation Districts
NY	2	Cannonsville Reservoir	George E. Pataki	Delaware County Action Plan
NY	2	Onondaga Lake of Lake Ontario	Joseph J. Heath	Onondaga Lake Cleanup Corp
NY	2	Susquehanna River	George E. Pataki	Upper Susquehanna Coalition
P.R.	2	Mayaguez Bay	Sila M. Calderon	Puerto Rico Water Resources and Environmental Research Institute
P.R.	2	Laguna Tortuguero	Sila M. Calderon	Municipalities of Vega Baja, Manti, and Morovis
V.I.	2	Magens Bay	Charles W. Turnbull	The Nature Conservancy
DE	3	Christina	Ruth Ann Minner	Christina Basin Partnership
DE	3	Inland Bay	Ruth Ann Minner	Delware Center for the Inland Bays
DE	3	Delaware Estuary	Ruth Ann Minner	National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
MD	3	Potomac	Parris N. Glendening	Potomac Watershed Partnership
MD	3	Anacostia	Parris N. Glendening	Anacostia Restoration Partnership
MD	3	Isle of Wight Bay	Parris N. Glendening	Isle of Wight Watershed Restoration Action Strategy
PA	3	Brandy Camp	Mark Schweiker	Toby Creek Watershed Association
PA	3	Dunkard Creek	Mark Schweiker	Dunkard Creek Watershed Restoration Greene County, PA and Monongalia County, WV
PA	3	Christina	Mark Schweiker	Christina Basin Partnership
PA	3	Catawissa Creek	Mark Schweiker	Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation
VA	3	James River	Mark R. Warner	The James River Association
VA	3	Elizabeth River	Mark R. Warner	The Elizabeth River Project
VA	3	Upper Tennessee River	Mark R. Warner	Upper Tennessee River Roundtable Organization Coordinating Group
VA	3	Potomac	Mark R. Warner	Potomac Watershed Partnership
WV	3	Cheat	Bob Wise	Friends of the Cheat
AL	4	Cahaba River	Don Siegelman	Cahaba WIG Partners
FL	4	Lower St. Johns River	Jeb Bush	Tri-County Agricultural Area (TCAA)
FL	4	Suwannee River	Jeb Bush	Florida-Georgia Suwannee Watershed Partnership
FL	4	Carpenter's Creek	Jeb Bush	Escambia County, FL
FL	4	Pensacola Bay	Jeb Bush	Pensacola Bay Watershed Partnership
GA	4	Chattahoochee - Riverway South	Roy E. Barnes	City of Columbus, the Columbus Water Works
GA	4	Flat Creek	Roy E. Barnes	City of Gainesville in Hall County, Georgia,
GA	4	Beaver Ruin	Roy E. Barnes	Department of Public Utilities and Storm Water Management Division of the Gwinnett County
KY	4	Upper Strodes Creek	Paul E. Patton	Strodes Creek Conservancy
KY	4	Kentucky River & Rockhouse Creek	Paul E. Patton	Commonwealth of Kentucky, Division of Water & Letcher County Water & Sewer District
KY	4	Big Sandy River	Paul E. Patton	Big Sandy Area Development District
MS	4	St. Louis Bay	Ronnie Musgrove	Mississippi Departments of: Environmental Quality, Marine Resources, and Health
MS	4	Upper Pearl River	Ronnie Musgrove	Upper Pearl River Basin Executive Board
NC	4	Swannanoa River	Michael F. Easley	RiverLink
NC	4	Cape Fear River	Michael F. Easley	Cape Fear River Assembly
SC	4	Rocky Branch, Columbia	Jim Hodges	Richland County
SC	4	Great & Little Pee Dee River	Jim Hodges	Pee Dee Resource Conservation and Development Council
SC	4	Catawba River	Jim Hodges	Catawba Regional Council of Governments
TN	4	Cumberland River	Don Sundquist	Cumberland River Compact
TN	4	Upper Duck	Don Sundquist	Duck River Agency (DRA)
IL	5	Piasa Creek	George H. Ryan	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water
IL	5	Kaskaskia River	George H. Ryan	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water
IL	5	Fox River	George H. Ryan	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water
IL	5	Upper Des Plaines River	George H. Ryan	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water
IL	5	Kankakee River	George H. Ryan	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water
IN	5	Tippecanoe River	Frank O'Bannon	The Nature Conservancy
IN	5	Lake Michigan	Frank O'Bannon	Great Lakes Commission
MI	5	Big Manistee	Jonnie Jay Sam II	Little River Band of Ottawa
MI	5	Lake Michigan	Robert Kewaygoshkum	Grand Traverse Band
MI	5	Macatawa/Black River	John Engler	Macatawa Area Coordinating Council
MI	5	Lake Goguac	John Engler	City of Battle Creek
MI	5	St. Clair-Detroit River	John Engler	Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)
MI	5	Elk River Chain-of-Lakes	John Engler	The Antrim Conservation District
MI	5	Saginaw Bay	Maynard Kahgegab Jr.	Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
MN	5	Greater Blue Earth River	Jesse Ventura	Three Rivers RC & D Council
MN	5	Coconino Plateau "Lower St. Louis"	Robert B. Peacock	Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
MN	5	Hawk Creek	Jesse Ventura	Hawk Creek Watershed Committee,
OH	5	Lake Erie	Bob Taft	The Delta Institute
OH	5	Ottawa River	Bob Taft	The Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG)
OH	5	Great Miami River	Bob Taft	Miami Conservancy District
OH	5	Raccoon Creek	Bob Taft	The Raccoon Creek Coordinator at Ohio University
WI	5	Upper Galena River	Scott McCallum	Wisconsin Agricultural Stewardship Initiative
WI	5	Menomonee	Scott McCallum	Menomonee River Watershed Initiative
AR	6	Fourche Creek	Mike Huckabee	Audubon Arkansas
AR	6	Bayou Bartholomew	Mike Huckabee	Winrock International
AR	6	Lower White River	Mike Huckabee	The Nature Conservancy
AR	6	Upper White River	Mike Huckabee	Upper White River Basin Foundation
LA	6	Lake Pontchartrain Basin	M. J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.	The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF)
LA	6	Atchafalaya Basin	M. J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.	The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana
LA	6	Lower Red River	M. J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.	Red River Watershed Management Institute
LA	6	Teche-Vermillion Basin	M. J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.	LSU Agricultural Center
NM	6	Rio Puerco	Gary E. Johnson	Rio Puerco Management Committee (RPMC)
NM	6	Santa Fe River	Gary E. Johnson	Santa Fe Watershed Association
NM	6	Rio Grande	John Gonzales	Alliance for the Rio Grande Heritage
NM	6	Pecos River	Gary E. Johnson	The Carlsbad Soil and Water Conservation District
NM	6	Pueblo of Acoma/Rio San Jose	Gary E. Johnson	Haaku Water Office
NM	6	Rio Pueblo de Taos	Vincent J. Lujan	Taos Pueblo Administration
NM	6	Paso Del Norte	Gary E. Johnson	Paso del Norte Watershed Council
OK	6	Eucha/Spavinaw	Frank Keating	City of Tulsa
OK	6	Illinois River	Frank Keating	Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission
TX	6	Upper Colorado River Basin	Rick Perry	The Railroad Commission of Texas
TX	6	Upper Trinity River	Rick Perry	The University of North Texas System
TX	6	Lower Rio Grande/Rio Bravo	Rick Perry	The Nature Conservancy
TX	6	Paseo del Norte	Rick Perry	The Paseo del Norte Watershed Council
IA	7	Maquoketa River	Thomas J. Vilsack	Maquoketa River Alliance
IA	7	Rathbun Lake	Thomas J. Vilsack	Rathbun Land and Water Alliance
IA	7	Upper Iowa River	Thomas J. Vilsack	Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation and Developement
KS	7	Marais des Cygnes	Bill Graves	Lake Region Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc.
KS	7	Pawnee	Bill Graves	Pawnee Watershed Joint District No. 81
KS	7	Lower Arkansas River Basin	Bill Graves	City of Wichita
KS	7	Blue River	Bill Graves	Mid-America Regional Council
MO	7	Peruque Creek	Bob Holden	City of Lake Saint Louis
MO	7	Blue River	Bob Holden	Mid-America Regional Council
MO	7	Meramec River	Bob Holden	East-West Gateway Coordinating Council
MO	7	Upper White River Basin	Bob Holden	The Upper White River Basin Foundation
MO	7	Marais des Cygnes	Bob Holden	Lake Region Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc.
NE	7	Big Blue River basin	Mike Johanns	Tuttle Creek Lake Intrastate Watershed
NE	7	Papillion Creek	Mike Johanns	Papillion Creek Watershed Partnership
NE	7	Eastern Saline Wetlands - Salt Creek	Mike Johanns	The City of Lincoln
CO	8	Big Thompson Watershed	Bill Owens	Big Thompson Watershed Forum
CO	8	Upper South Platte	Bill Owens	The Coalition for the Upper South Platte
MT	8	Missouri River	Judy Martz	Golden Triangle CD Consortium Voluntary Advisory Committee
MT	8	Clark Fork-Pend Oreille	Judy Martz	Tri-State Water Quality Council
MT	8	Lower Missouri River Basin	Arlyn Headdress	Lower Missouri River Coordinated Resource Management Council
ND	8	Red River	John Hoeven	Red River Basin Commission
SD	8	Medicine Creek	Michael B. Jandreau	Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
UT	8	Bear River	Michael O. Leavitt	Bear River Commission
WY	8	Wind River	Vernon Hill	Joint Tribal Watershed Initiative Office
AZ	9	Canyon De Chelly & Canyon Del Muerto	Kelsey A. Begaye	Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources
AZ	9	Coconino Plateau	Louise Benson	Hualapai Indian Reservation
AZ	9	Gila	Jane Dee Hull	Gila Watershed Partnership
AZ	9	Upper San Pedro River	Jane Dee Hull	Upper San Pedro Partnership
AZ	9	Verde River	Jane Dee Hull	Yavapai County Water Advisory Committee
AZ	9	Southeast Valley Urban	Donald Antone, Sr.	Gila River Indian Community
CA	9	Santa Anna	Robert J. Salgado, Sr.	Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians
CA	9	Tijuana River	Gray Davis	Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias, San Diego State University and Border Affairs Unit
CA	9	Tijuana River	Ralph Goff	Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians
CA	9	Salton Sea	Mary E. Belardo	Torres Martinez
CA	9	Lower Clear Creek of Western Shasta	Gray Davis	Western Shasta Resource Conservation District
CA	9	Sacramento River	Gray Davis	Sacramento River Watershed Program
CA	9	Tahoe	Gray Davis	Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
CA	9	Santa Anna River	Gray Davis	Santa Ana Watershed Project Authoriity
CA	9	Clear Lake	Gray Davis	Elem Indian Colony
CA	9	Clear Lake	Delbert Thomas, Jr.	State of California
CA	9	Cache Creek	Steven Wright	Cortina Band of Indians
CA	9	Carson River Basin	Gray Davis	Carson Water Subconservancy District
CA	9	Klamath River	Alvis Johnson	Karuk Tribe
HI	9	Hanalei Bay	Benjamin J. Cayetano	The Hanalei Heritage River Program
HI	9	Wai'anae	Benjamin J. Cayetano	The City & County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services
NV	9	Carson River	A. Brian Wallace	Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
NV	9	Las Vegas Wash	Kenny C. Guinn	Southern Nevada Water Authority
NV	9	Lake Tahoe Basin	Kenny C. Guinn	Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
NV	9	Carson River Basin	Kenny C. Guinn	Carson Water Subconservancy District
AK	10	Susitna	Tony Knowles	Alaska Department of Fish and Game
AK	10	Copper River	Robert Henrichs	Copper River Watershed Project
AK	10	Kenai River	Tony Knowles	Kenaitze Indian Tribe
AK	10	Yukon River	Tony Knowles	Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council
ID	10	Kootenai River	Dirk Kempthorne	Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
ID	10	Upper Teton	Dirk Kempthorne	Sponsored by the Friends of the Teton River
ID	10	Lake Creek	Dirk Kempthorne	Coeur d'Alene Tribe's
ID	10	Lawyer Creek	Dirk Kempthorne	Nez Perce Tribe
ID	10	East fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River	Dirk Kempthorne	Nez Perce Tribe
ID	10	Meadow Creek	Dirk Kempthorne	County, State, federal and Nez Perce tribal governments.
ID	10	Denver Creek - Coeur d' Alene	Dirk Kempthorne	Coeur d' Alene Tribe
OR	10	Rogue Basin - Little Applegate	John Kitzhaber	Rogue Basin Coordinating Council
OR	10	Upper Willamette River	John Kitzhaber	City of Eugene
OR	10	Malheur	John Kitzhaber	Malheur Watershed Council
OR	10	Hood River	John Kitzhaber	Oregon State University Mid Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center
OR	10	Lower Columbia River	John Kitzhaber	Lower Columbia River Partnership
OR	10	Umatilla	Gary Burke	Umatilla Tribe Field Office
WA	10	Snohomish River	Gary Locke	Tulalip Tribes of Washington and the State of Washington
WA	10	Dungeness	Gary Locke	Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and the State of Washington
WA	10	Nooksack	Darrell Hillaire	Lummi Nation, Nooksack Tribe, & Washington State
WA	10	Sinclair Inlet and Gorst Creek	Bennie Armstrong	Suquamish Tribe
WA	10	Goldsborough Creek	Dave Lopeman	Squaxin Island Tribe's

		Total Number of Applicants	176

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