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