Formally-adopted positions of the Western States Water Council
Position #2026-02 - Support for Critical Western Water Infrastructure Programs and Projects Policy Summary The West depends on a vast, aging network of dams, reservoirs, diversions, canals, pipelines, levees, wells, pumps, treatment facilities, hydropower acilities, and...
Position #2026-01 - Support for Critical Federal Water Data, Forecasting, and Applied Research Programs Policy Summary The West depends on accurate, timely, and accessible water, weather, and climate data to protect lives and property, manage scarce water supplies, operate...
Position #541 - Regarding Water-Related Federal Rules, Regulations, Directives, Orders and Policies WHEREAS, Presidential Executive Order 13132, issued on August 4, 1999, requires federal agencies to “have an accountable process to ensure meaningful and timely input by...
Position #540 - Regarding Preemption of State Law in Federal Legislation WHEREAS, the future growth, prosperity and economic and environmental health of the West and the Nation depend upon the availability of adequate quantities of water for myriad uses; and WHEREAS,...
Position No. 539 - Regarding the Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds and State and Tribal Assistance Grants WHEREAS, the economies of every state and the Nation as a whole depend upon sufficient water supplies of suitable quality, which require adequate water...
Position #538 - Supporting Legislation Requiring the Federal Government to Pay State Filing Fees in State General Stream Adjudications WHEREAS, the Western States Water Council (WSWC) is a government entity representing eighteen states, with members appointed by their...
Position #537 - Support for the SECURE Water Act WHEREAS, the Western States Water Council (WSWC) is a government entity representing eighteen states, with members appointed by their respective governors; and WHEREAS, the WSWC’s mission is to ensure that the West has an...
Position #536 - Support for Critical Federal Water Data Programs WHEREAS, the Western States Water Council (WSWC) is a government entity representing eighteen states, with members appointed by their respective governors; and WHEREAS, the WSWC’s mission is to ensure that...
Position #535 - Supports Water Research and Development Programs at the DOE National Laboratories WHEREAS, the Western States Water Council (WSWC) is a government entity representing eighteen states, with members appointed by their respective governors; and WHEREAS, the...
Position #534 - Hydraulic Fracturing WHEREAS, the Western States Water Council (WSWC) is a government entity representing eighteen states, with members appointed by their respective governors; and WHEREAS, the WSWC’s mission is to ensure that the West has an adequate,...