Issue #2500
Issue #2500
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#481 – Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
#481 - Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Position #481 (April 6, 2022) WHEREAS, the Clean Water Act (CWA) is built upon the principle of cooperative federalism in which Congress intended the states, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Army Corps of...
#480 – Migratory Birds and the Management of State Water Rights and Resources
#480 - Migratory Birds and the Management of State Water Rights and Resources Position #480 (April 6, 2022) WHEREAS, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) prohibits the taking of various migratory birds; and WHEREAS, in December of 2021, the...
#479 – Renewable Hydropower Development
#479 - Renewable Hydropower Development Position #479 (April 6, 2022) WHEREAS, the water and hydropower resources of the West have been developed through partnerships between energy and water users, and continue to be inextricably connected; and WHEREAS, clean,...
#478 – Rural Water Infrastructure Needs & Projects
#478 – Supporting Rural Water Infrastructure Needs & Projects Position #478 (April 6, 2022) WHEREAS, much of the West is characterized by its aridity and drought which highlights the fact that water availability is an ever present constraint defining our...