Citizen Involvement . OWR has served as a cosponsor of the annual Water Resources Conference and Symposium. This statewide function supports the management and conservation of Alabama s water resources. OWR was also a sponsor of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Conference. The Alabama Water Resources Commission consists of 18 members selected by the governor, the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives.
Members serve six-year, staggered terms.
The Water Resources Act requires that commission membership include representatives from each Congressional district and each major surface water region of Alabama. In accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedures Act, the commission adopted rules for its own operation and hears appeals related to actions taken by OWR under the Water Resources Act. The commission adopted the water resources program regulations, which to date are the only regulations that have been adopted.