On September 3, 2019, the WSWC, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), and the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) sent a joint letter to members of Congress in support of the proposed extension of the Reclamation Water Settlement Fund (RWSF), created by...
On June 12, 2019, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held an oversight hearing on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to discuss, among other things, the FCC's efforts to auction radio frequencies in the high- and mid-band frequencies...
On April 12, 2019, the WSWC commented on the Corps and EPA's revised definition of "waters of the United States," EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0149. The comment emphasized the importance of cooperative federalism, technical and financial assistance, mapping and geospatial data, and...
On August 30, 2018, the WSWC sent a letter to the Farm Bill Conference Committee supporting important water-related provisions of the House and Senate versions of the 2018 Farm Bill. For a copy of the letter see: August 30 2018 Letter and Position to Farm Bill...
On February 20, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice (83 FR 7126) requesting comments on the applicability of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to pollutant discharges from point sources that reach jurisdictional surface waters through...
On February 20, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army held a “WOTUS Outreach Webinar for State Partners” to discuss their direction and progress toward revising the jurisdictional definition of “waters of the United States.”...