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Testimony

House Hearing – The Future of Forecasting

On October 14, the House Science, Space & Technology Committee held a hearing on The Future of Forecasting: Building a Weather-Ready Nation on all Fronts.  NOAA’s Weather Ready Nation effort has helped the U.S. be better prepared for managing impacts of...

Seminars and Workshops

Wild & Scenic Rivers Workshop

On September 14, 2021, the Western States Water Council and WestFAST jointly hosted a Wild & Scenic Rivers Workshop. The Non-Tribal Federal Water Rights Workgroup, comprised of WSWC and WestFAST members, has as its primary purpose to facilitate state-federal...

Policy Letters

WOTUS Letter to EPA and Corps

On October 4, the WSWC sent a letter to the EPA and Army (Civil Works) expressing the need for more robust and ongoing consultation with states on the development of a new rule defining the jurisdictional scope of “waters of the United States.”