Full Committee Hearing to Examine the 2018 Western Water Supply Outlook and Bills Related to Water Infrastructure and Drought Resiliency
March 22, 2018
10:00 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
The hearing will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. EDT in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of the hearing is to examine the 2018 Western Water Supply Outlook and the following Water Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Bills:
- S. 2539, a bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize certain projects to increase Colorado River System water;
- S. 2560, the Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2018; and
- S.2563, the Water Supply Infrastructure and Drought Resilience Act of 2018.
The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
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Opening Remarks
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski
ChairmanSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources -
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Ranking MemberSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Witness Panel 1
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The Honorable Timothy Petty
Assistant Secretary for Water and ScienceU.S. Department of the Interior -
Mr. Derek Sandison
DirectorWashington State Department of Agriculture -
Mr. Patrick O’Toole
PresidentFamily Farm Alliance -
Ms. Laura Ziemer
Senior Counsel and Water Policy AdvisorTrout Unlimited -
Ms. Kathryn Sorensen
DirectorCity of Phoenix (Arizona) Water Services Department -
Ms. Cindy Ortega
Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability OfficerMGM Resorts International