Subcommittee on Water and Power Hearing
July 18, 2019
10:30 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Subcommittee hearing will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. EDT in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of the hearing is to examine opportunities to increase water storage and conservation through rehabilitation and development of water supply infrastructure, and to receive testimony on the following bills:
• S. 1570, the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act;
• S. 1932, the Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act; and
• S. 2044, the Water Supply Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Utilization Act.
The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. 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. Martha McSally
Subcommittee ChairmanSubcommittee on Water and Power -
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Subcommittee Ranking MemberSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Witness Panel 1
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The Honorable Brenda Burman
Commissioner, Bureau of ReclamationU.S. Department of the Interior -
Mr. Wade Noble
Attorney for Yuma (AZ) Area Irrigation Districts, Noble Law OfficeFamily Farm Alliance & National Water Resources Association -
Mr. Marshall Brown
General Manager, Aurora WaterWateReuse Association -
Ms. Melinda Kassen
Senior CounselTheodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership -
Mr. Wesley Hipke
Recharge Program ManagerIdaho Department of Water Resources
