Part 1 of 3 in the January 25 interview with Clem Shute. Clem Shute is one of two Appointees of the California Governor to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Governing Board. He is Chair of the TRPA Regional Plan Update (or RPU) Committee. This means he is at the forefront of the negotiation between the states of California and Nevada regarding the Regional Plan. In this interview he discusses the water quality challenges facing the Basin.