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Issue #2696

To view and download the newsletter, click on the link below: Issue #2696 HIGHLIGHTS On April 3, the White House released the FY 2027 Discretionary Budget Request proposing a restructuring of wildland fire management under the U.S. Wildland Fire Service. The proposal...

Newsletters

Issue #2695

To view and download the newsletter, click on the link below: Issue #2695 HIGHLIGHTS On March 16, the Army Corps of Engineers opened a public docket seeking input on improving the efficiency of the nationwide permit (NWP) program, with comments due by May 15, 2026, to...

Policy Letters

OpenET FY2027 Appropriations Letter of Support

On March 31, 2026, the WSWC signed onto a letter of support to urge continued bipartisan support for the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) work with the OpenET Consortium and to request $5 million of funding within the USGS Water Availability and Use Science Program for...

Newsletters

Issue #2694

To view and download the newsletter, click on the link below: Issue #2694 HIGHLIGHTS On March 16, a coalition of water managers, utilities, and associations — including WSWC and ICWP — sent a letter to House and Senate Appropriations leadership requesting $34M for the...

Newsletters

Issue #2693

To view and download the newsletter, click on the link below: Issue #2693 HIGHLIGHTS On February 17, the public comment period closed for EPA's 2026 Proposed Rule updating Water Quality Certification Regulations, drawing sharply divided responses from two coalitions...