The Joint Powers Water Board (JWPB) provides potable water to the cities of Green River and Rock Springs, the special service districts of White Mountain, Ten Mile, Clearview, and James Town - Rio vista as well as an industrial water supplier to Simplot Phosphates. The Board meets on the 3rd or 4th Thursdays of each month at 3:00 pm, alternating locations between the JPWB offices in Green River and the Rock Springs City Council Chambers. The Joint Powers Water Board is a completely independent publicly owned water utility which is comprised of 5 Board members: 2 appointed by the City of Green River, 2 appointed by the City of Rock Springs and 1 appointed by the Sweetwater County. The 5 member Board is the sole owner of the Joint Powers Water Board and all of its properties and facilities. Once appointed, the Board member represents the Rate Payers of the communities of which the JPWB services and is not necessarily the representative of the appointing city or the county.