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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...