Letter Supporting Various Provisions of Pending Infrastructure Bills
On June 10, 2020, the WSWC sent a letter to Senate Leadership supporting multiple infrastructure bills consistent with current Council positions.
Policy Letters
Letters to Congress and the Administration on behalf of the
Western States Water Council
Continuing Support for WestFAST
On April 21, 2020, the WSWC wrote to various federal agencies with water-related responsibilities to "express our strong continuing commitment to working together to address the serious water resources challenges facing the West and the Nation." Further, we would like...
Support for Landsat data and USGS-NASA partnership
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 involves a...
Rulemaking: Corps withdrawal of the Water Supply Rule.
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
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 Programs and...
Rulemaking: Comments on CWA §401 proposed rule
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 contained...