On April 23, 2025, the comment period closed for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineer's request for feedback on implementation of the definition of “waters of the United States" (WOTUS) in light of the Supreme Court's 2023 decision...
On March 5, the WSWC sent a letter to the leadership of the House Committee on Natural Resources in support of Rep. Stansbury’s WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act (H.R. 635). The bill would authorize the Secretary of the Interior, as needed, to reduce or waive...
On February 20, WSWC signed on to a letter to EPA regarding the FY2025-2026 Appropriations for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds. A similar letter was also sent to the House/Senate Appropriations Subcommittee. Coalition Letter to EPA about...
On October 1, the WSWC sent a letter to Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) in support of the reintroduction of the Water Data Act and supports leveraging state and federal resources to build a national water data framework for sharing, integrating, and...
On September 23, the WSWC sent a letter to the House Leadership in support of the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act (H.R. 7779), as well as additional comments. Sept 23, 2024 WSWC Letter to House Leadership Regarding Good...
On August 16, the WSWC sent a letter to Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Brain and Deputy Administrator Melroy, expressing strong support for the timely development and launch of the Landsat Next mission given its increasingly critical importance to western...