Oct 28, 2021 | Announcements
On October 26, 2021, the Western Regional Partnership (WRP) hosted a Western Water Security webinar on Groundwater-Surface Water Interface. Speakers from Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah offered different perspectives on the...
Oct 6, 2021 | Seminars and Workshops
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...
Oct 4, 2021 | Policy Letters
On July 29, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (Civil Works) initiated a federalism consultation for a rulemaking that restores the WOTUS regulations in place prior to the 2015 Clean Water Rule. On August 13, at the request...
Sep 9, 2021 | Policy Letters
On June 9, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Corps) announced their intent to revise the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The agencies’ process includes two rulemakings: (1) A foundational rule to...
