Policy Statements
2010
Urging the Administration and Congress to support Department of Energy hosted energy-water and other collaborative water programs conducted at national laboratories (July 23, 2010) - #324
Modifying Position #319 to call for a “shared vision on water planning and policy” instead of a “national water policy vision.” (July 23, 2010) - #323
Supporting Implementation of the Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 (March 23, 2010) - #322
Supporting Funding for Federal Programs to Study the Water Resources-related Impacts of Climate Variability and Change (March 23, 2010) - #321
2009
Regarding federal water and climate data collection and analysis programs (October 16, 2009) - #320
Describing the principles that are important to the Western states in considering a "national vision" for water policy (August 13, 2009) - #319
Supporting the Bureau of Reclamation's Field Services Program (July 17, 2009) - #317
Supporting EPA's current water transfers rule (July 17, 2009) - #316
Letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders raising concerns regarding a draft bill entitled the Sustainable Watershed Planning Act (July 17, 2009) - #315
Supporting development and enactment of federal legislation that would authorize and fund applied research and improvements to water resources management planning capabilities to assist water agencies in adapting to climate change and variability (April 24, 2009) - #314
Pertaining to the National Water Research and Development Initiative Act (H.R. 1145) (April 24, 2009) - #313
Supporting the objective of S. 531 (The Energy and Water Integration Act of 2009) (April 24, 2009) - #312
2008
Letter to Steven Stockton offering assistance to the Corps in their water planning initiative (November 4, 2008) - #311
Supporting Indian water rights settlements (October 17, 2008) - #310
Stating that any federal ground water quality strategy must reflect a true state-federal partnership, and provide adequate funding consistent with statutory authorities (October 17, 2008) - #309
Communicating suggested policy changes at the federal level to expedite state general stream adjudications (October 17, 2008) - #308
Letter to Senator Bingaman, Chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, expressing interest in S. 3231, the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act. (October 17, 2008) - #307
Letter to Chairs and Ranking Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies urging support for full funding of the USGS National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP) and sufficient funding for the Cooperative Water Program to match non-USGS contributions. (July 11, 2008) - #306
Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies expressing strong continuing support for the base federal appropriation for the state water resources research institutes program. (July 11, 2008) - #305
Asking the Administration and the Congress to fully utilize the Reclamation Fund (July 11, 2008) - #304
Revised resolution in support of the Weather Modification Research and Technology Transfer Act (July 11, 2008) - #303
Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Subcommittee on Water and Power supporting the enactment of S. 895 to provide the Bureau of Reclamation with authority to assess rural water supply needs and for sufficient funding. (July 11, 2008) - #302
Letter to Chairs and Ranking Members of the House Natural Resources Committee and Water and Power Subcommittee commenting on H.R. 135, to establish the “Twenty-First Century Water Commission,” specifically declaring that the WSWC should be involved in the selection of members and that it include State and Native American involvement. (July 11, 2008) - #301
Letter to Senator Jon Tester for efforts in introducing the Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008 (S. 3085) (July 11, 2008) - #300
Letter to Chairman Bingaman, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, supporting S. 2842, the Aging Water Infrastructure and Maintenance Act (July 11, 2008) - #299
Letter to USGS focusing on increasing funding support for the Cooperative Water Program and the National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP)(March 31, 2008) - #298
Renewed position urging the Congress to support a National Drought Council and standing federal authority for proactive drought preparedness, response and mitigation assistance (March 7, 2008) - #297
Letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson stating concern with an OMB and OIG directive to EPA disallowing the use of SRF revenues to repay bonds issued to meet the 20% match for federal SRF capitalization grants, which disproportionately impacts western states (March 7, 2008) - #296
Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, House Appropriations Committee, expressing concern over the budget request as it relates to federal funding for water and wastewater treatment needs, specifically EPA’s SRF Capitalization Grants (March 7, 2008) - #295
2007
Urging Congress to Reaffirm Its Deference to State Water Law, ... and Provide for Payment of Fees Required by State Law (November 16, 2007) - #294
Letter supporting S. 2156, the Science and Engineering to Comprehensively Understand and Responsibly Enhance (SECURE) Water Act (November 16, 2007) - #293
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