From the Friday, April 21, 2006 online edition of the Missoulian . . .
A Montana board established to monitor and protect water quality in the Flathead Basin, which spans the state's border with British Columbia, is preparing to hire an executive director.
The Flathead Basin Commission has advertised the new position statewide and distributed notices to water-research centers throughout the country.
For several years the commission has been interested in hiring an executive, Chairman Rich Moy said Friday. He confirmed the need has heightened as the commission increasingly examines potential coal projects in southeastern British Columbia. Some worry industrial development there would harm water in the transboundary Flathead River system.
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