Support for Landsat data and USGS-NASA partnership

Apr 21, 2020 | Policy Letters

On April 21, 2020, the WSWC wrote a letter to Tim Petty, Assistant Secretary, Water and Science, U.S. Department of the Interior, expressing strong support for the current Sustainable Land Imaging (SLI) partnership between NASA and Interior’s USGS. “This...

Testimony: Appropriations for USDA

Apr 6, 2020 | Testimony

On April 6, 2020, the WSWC submitted written testimony to the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, with a focus on support for USDA programs. The testimony relied on four...

Rulemaking: Corps withdrawal of the Water Supply Rule.

Jan 23, 2020 | Policy Letters

On January 21, 2020, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James directed the Corps to withdraw the Water Supply Rule (81 FR 91556), published in 2016. In a Corps press release he said: “In coordination with the administration and the intent to have a...

National Water Reuse Action Plan

Dec 16, 2019 | Policy Letters

On December 16, 2019, the WSWC commented on the EPA’s notice and request for comments on the proposed National Water Reuse Action Plan (84 FR 48612) posted on September 16, 2019. In 2011, the WSWC completed a report titled “Water Reuse in the West: State...

Rulemaking: Comments on CWA §401 proposed rule

Oct 21, 2019 | Policy Letters

On October 21, 2019, the WSWC submitted a letter on EPA’s proposed rule Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification (84 FR 44080) (EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0405). The letter referenced several previous WSWC submissions, including a May 19, 2019 letter which...