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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Hearing on Natural Water Infrastructure
Record date · January 1, 2022
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What This Bill Does
The Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing to discuss the potential for integrating into the water management systems overseen by the . Experts and officials examined how natural features can complement traditional water infrastructure to improve water security and management.
This hearing explores policy shifts that could change how the manages water resources, potentially impacting future federal funding and project design for water infrastructure across the Western United States.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Western water users
Changes in Bureau of Reclamation management strategies may alter water availability and infrastructure maintenance for agricultural and municipal users.
Environmental organizations
These groups are involved in advocating for the integration of natural infrastructure into federal water projects.
Key Facts
- The hearing took place on March 24, 2021, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
- The session focused on the viability of incorporating natural infrastructure into Bureau of Reclamation water management systems.
- The hearing was the first Water and Power Subcommittee meeting of the 117th Congress.
- Witnesses provided testimony on the integration of natural and traditional water infrastructure.
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- Multiple organizations, including the Family Farm Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, and Trout Unlimited, submitted statements for the record.
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Interest in Natural Infrastructure
The hearing signals a formal congressional interest in shifting or expanding the Bureau of Reclamation's traditional engineering-heavy focus toward nature-based solutions.
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