The Council
The Potomac Council was established November 8, 1999 in response to needs identified by the six Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts in the Potomac River watershed working with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. It is composed of representatives from all six Soil and Water Conservation Districts in the Virginia portion of the middle and lower Potomac River watershed. It serves as collaborative body to promote and facilitate the best water quality management practices required to achieve nonpoint source pollution reductions in the waters of the Potomac River watershed. The Potomac Council created and supports the Potomac Watershed Roundtable.
The Potomac Council Soil and Water Conservation Districts
The Potomac Council is comprised of the six soil and water conservation districts in the Virginia portion of the middle and lower Potomac River watershed, shown on the map below. The colored areas are the portions that are within the area of the Potomac Watershed Roundtable.
About the Potomac Council
The Potomac Watershed Roundtable and Potomac Council receive funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's Section 117 Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), via grant contract number 16318.
Potomac Watershed Roundtable
Potomac Council Meeting Materials
For materials from past Potomac Council meetings, including agendas and minutes, please contact us.
The Potomac Council Officers
Chair – Chuck Koch (TCCSWCD)
Vice Chair – Nancy Vehrs (PWSWCD)
Representatives and Alternates
The members of the Potomac Council comprise representatives from all six Soil and Water Conservation Districts in the Virginia portion of the middle and lower Potomac River watershed.
› John Marshall SWCD
Deirdre Clark
Kelsi Steele
> Loudoun SWCD
John Flannery
Marina Schumacher
> Northern Neck SWCD
Robert Pickett
Richard Wilkins
> Northern Virginia SWCD
Dana Barakat
Willie Woode
> Prince William SWCD
Nancy Vehrs
Will Lintner
> Tri-County/City SWCD
Chuck Koch
Daniel Goodale-Porter