This hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee on water and power will come to order. The purpose of todays hearing is to receive testimony on water supply and drought issues. Well hear infrastructure and supply, planning and innovative management practice that are kritd to obtaining secure water supplies. This includes items crucial to arizona such as the colorado drought planning, better use of existing reservoirs. Reliable water supply and drought protection cannot be achieved without storage, infrastructure, management and planning. Its important that Congress Also consider the barriers that local communities face as they plan and pursue new Water Projects. I look forward to todays hearing to hear how state and local policies encourage judicious water use and how permit streamlining and regulatory predictability can ensure all solutions are on the table. Well also hear about innovations in Water Treatment technology and project financing that can help with Wat
On droughtring preparedness. We hear from representatives of state water agencies of the Water Projects and ges Water Technology division. This is one hour and 10 minutes. This hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee on water and power will come to order. For the purpose of todays hearing is to receive testimony , certainty of planning and innovative Management Practices that are critical to maintaining the secure Water Supplies that includes items that are crucial to arizona such as the Colorado River drought planning and watershed restoration better use of existing reservoirs, the reliable water supply and drought protection cannot be achieved without infrastructure and forward thinking management and planning. Often times discussions at the federal level are dictated by cost. However its important that the Congress Also consider the the barriers local committees face as they plan and pursue new Water Projects. I look forward to the hearing how the states an s
Many states across the u. S. Have been dealing with drought this summer. To up states deal with the droughts the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Held a hearing focusing on drop trap preparedness and Water Management. Ge Water Technology division and state water agencies gave lawmakers the recommendations for increasing Water Supplies. This hearing is little more than one hour. [inaudible conversations] this hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources a committee on water and power will come to order. The purpose of todays hearing is receive testimony on water supply and drought issues. We will hear testimony on a range of water related topics including infrastructure and supply, certainty in planning, and innovative Management Practices that are critical to maintaining secure Water Supplies. This includes items that are crucial to arizona such as the Colorado River drought planning and watershed restoration, better use of existing reservoirs, reliable water supply
Good morning. President trump has made improving the nations infrastructure a top priority and this committee is continuing its effort to highlight the nations infrastructure it is critical to the nations prosperity pie as members of this committee as the driver of the nations economy this committee has a long history of working together and a bipartisan way and i would continue that tradition. To have sweeping jurisdiction of the nations infrastructure focusing on the needs of Water Systems in indonesia this committees purview. Fin other western states are highlighting the name needs to prevent catastrophic flooding earlier this month more than 180,000 people were evacuated in california because storms cause serious damage to the oldest and in the United States potential threat concerned of state officials and People Living downstream any future Severe Weather events could make this even more critical ended is raising questions of the readiness of our infrastructure. Diem said levys a
Good morning. I call this hearing to order. President trump has made improving our nations infrastructure a top priority. And this committee is continuing its effort to highlight our nations infrastructure needs. As i stated infrastructure is critical to our nations prosperity. In personal meetings i have met with members of this committee, both sides of the aisle, and i will tell you that infrastructure is always listed as a top priority. It is a priority because it is a driver of the nations economy and it impacts every community. This committee has a long history of working together in a bipartisan way on infrastructure issues. I want to continue that tradition. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has sweeping jurisdiction over our nations infrastructure. Our last hearing focused on highways and roads and the needs of rural water systems, all of which within this committees purview. Recent natural weather events in the last month in california and in other western stat