| Title: | Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) | | Website: | Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission | | Contact Name: | Bridget Drea | | Contact Title: | Assistant to the Director, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency | | Contact E-Mail: | Bridget.Drea@Illinois.gov | | Function: | The Commission is an interstate Compact agency, composed of representatives from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the United States. ORSANCO works to abate interstate water pollution in the Ohio Valley drainage of the participating States, has regulatory authority and submits an annual report of activities to the Governors and President. www.orsanco.org | | Term: | 6 years, and until successor is appointed | | Senate Confirmation: | Yes | | Qualifications: | None specified | | Compensation: | Reimbursed for expenses | | Composition: | 3 members, 2 appointed by the Governor
- 2 members appointed by Governor
-Director, Environmental Protection Agency, or designee | | Chair: | Elected by the Commission, as is the Vice Chair | | Authority: | 45 ILCS 60/Article IV |
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