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guest author Julie Minerva.
I’m a fan of Steven Wright’s sardonic humor and deadpan delivery (“I bought some powdered water… but I don’t know what to add to it.”). Apparently, the US Army Corps of Engineers is also a fan of Wright-esque word play based on a recently announced series of WRDA implementation guidance
listening sessions where they are asking non-federal sponsors to wait for it
speak up!
All joking aside, starting on March 16th, the Corps will be hosting five listening sessions to hear from stakeholders about their policy priorities in the Water Resource Development Act of 2020. My hat’s off to Congress for maintaining bi-annual consideration of WRDA for the eighth consecutive year. Now it’s up to the non-federal sponsor community to ensure that the intent of Congress, or the priorities for your water resource objectives, are reflected in the actual implementation guidance. And that’s no small task.