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2020 Testimony & Comments

• Non-point Source Coalition Comments on DEQ’s 2022 Integrated Report Assessment Methodology – April 10, 2020

Rulemaking Comments

• OWRC and Oregon Farm Bureau Comments on WRD’s Proposed Dam Safety Rules – April 6, 2020

Federal Testimony and Comments – 2018-2014

FY 2019 Appropriations

• FY 2019 House Appropriations on EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund – April 2018
• FY 2019 Senate Appropriations on EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund – April 2018
• FY 2019 House Appropriations Army Corps of Engineer’s Civil Works Budget  –April 2018
• FY 2019 House Appropriations on Bureau of Reclamation’s Water and Related Resources Program  – April 2018
• FY 2019 House Appropriations on U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act – April 2018
• FY 2019 Senate Appropriations on U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act – April 2018
• FY 2019 House Appropriations on USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service April 2018
• FY 2019 Senate Appropriations on USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service – March 2018
• FY 2019 Senate Appropriations on Bureau of Reclamation’s Water and Related Resources Program – March 2018
• FY 2019 Senate Appropriations on Army Corps of Engineer’s Civil Works Budget –March 2018

Comments and Testimony from OWRC National Partnership Organizations

• Family Farm Alliance and National Water Resources Association letter to Commissioner Burman on Project Use Power – May 2018
• Western Agriculture and Conservation Coalition Letter to USDA Under Secretary Northey – May 2018

OWRC Comment and Testimony Submitted in 2017

Appropriations

• FY 2018 Senate Appropriations on U.S.Fish & Wildlife Services’s Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act – April 2017
• FY 2018 Senate Appropriations on EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund Program – April 2017
• FY 2018 Senate Appropriations on Bureau of Reclamation’s Water and Related Resources Program – April 2017
• FY 2018 Senate Appropriations Army Corps of Engineer’s Civil Works Program – April 2017
• FY 2018 Senate Appropriations on USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service – April 2017
• FY 2018 House Appropriations on U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s  Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act – April 2017
• FY 2018 House Appropriations on EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund – April 2017
• FY 2018 House Appropriations on USDA’s  Natural Resources Conservation Service – April 2017
• FY 2018 House Appropriations Army Corps of Engineer’s Civil Works Program – April 2017
• FY 2018 House Appropriations on Bureau of Reclamation’s Water and Related Resources Program – April 2017

Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund

• OWRC Support for the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017 – May 3, 2017

Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act

• Coalition Letter Supporting FRIMA – June 28, 2017

Reducing Regulatory Burdens

• Coalition Letter Supporting HR-953- Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 – May 23, 2017

OWRC Comment and Testimony Submitted in 2016

Appropriations

• FY 2017 OR Coalition letter on Senate USGS National Water Monitoring Network – April 2016
• FY 2017 Senate Appropriations on EPA’s Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund Program – April 2016
• FY 2017 Senate Appropriations on USGS National Water Monitoring Network – March 2016
• FY 2017 House Appropriations on USGS National Water Monitoring Network – March 2016
• FY 2017 House Appropriations on EPA’s Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund Program – March 2016
• FY 2017 Senate Appropriations on USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service – March 2016
• FY 2017 House Appropriations on USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service – March 2016
• FY 2017 House Appropriations Bureau of Reclamation’s Water and Related Resources Program  – March 2016
• FY 2017 House Appropriations Army Corps of Engineer’s Civil Works Program  – March 2016
• FY 2017 Senate Appropriation Bureau of Reclamation’s Water and Related Resources Program  – March 2016
• FY 2017 Senate Appropriations Army Corps of Engineer’s Civil Works Program – March 2016

WaterSMART

• OWRC Comments on Draft Criteria for WaterSMART Grants – October 28, 2016

Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act

• FRIMA Fact Sheet
• OWRC S2886 FRIMA Reauthorization Support Letter – May 2016
• Pacific Northwest Group Support Letter on FRIMA Reauthorization S2886 – May 2016

Drought

• OWRC Comments on Drought Policy Framework – April 2016

Endangered Species Act

• OWRC Letter on to Oregon Delegation on Oregon Spotted Frog Litigation – February 8, 2016

OWRC Comment and Testimony Submitted in 2015

Clean Water Act

• OWRC Support for retaining Regulatory Guidance Letter 07-02 – July 20, 2015

Endangered Species Act

• OWRC Comments on Proposed Rule Changes to ESA Petition Process – July 15, 2015

Appropriations

• FY 2016 Senate Appropriations Testimony on USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service – March 26, 2015
• FY 2016 House Appropriations Testimony on USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service – March 23, 2015
• FY 2016 House Appropriations Testimony on Army Corps of Engineer’s Civil Works Program – March 18, 2015
• FY 2016 Senate Appropriations Testimony on Army Corps of Engineer’s Civil Works Program – March 18, 2015
• FY 2016 House Appropriations Testimony on EPA’s Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund Program – March 18, 2015
• FY 2016 Senate Appropriations Testimony on EPA’s Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund Program – March 18, 2015
• FY 2016 House Appropriations Testimony on Bureau of Reclamation’s Water and Related Resources Program – March 18, 2015
• FY 2016 Senate Appropriations Testimony on Bureau of Reclamation’s Water and Related Resources Program – March 18, 2015

OWRC Comment and Testimony Submitted in 2014

Klamath Basin

Clean Water Act

Appropriations

Bureau of Reclamation

OWRC Comments & Testimony Submitted in 2015

• OWRC Comments on DEQ changes to CWSRF – August 24, 2015
• Coalition Testimony in Support for Atkinson Appointment to Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Commission – May 19, 2015
• Coalition Testimony in Support of Water Investment Bonding Packages in Water Resources Department Budget – May 7, 2015
• Testimony in Support of SB 267  A, Extension of District Temporary Transfer Pilot Program – April 28, 2015
• Coalition Testimony in Support of Water Investments in Water Resources Department Budget – April 8, 2015
• Coalition Testimony in Support of SB 266, Community Water Planning – April 6, 2015
• Testimony in Support of SB 267- 1, Extension of District Temporary Transfer Pilot Program – March 9, 2015
• Clean Water Services Reuse Pilot Project Support Letter to DEQ – February 11, 2015
• 2015 Water Budget Support Coalition Letter – January 28, 2015

OWRC Comments & Testimony Submitted in 2014

• Joint Letter Opposing SB 1510 – February 10, 2014
• Joint Letter Opposing HB 4044/HB 4064 – February 6, 2014

OWRC WaterWorks Newsletters

• Winter 2011
• Spring 2011
• Fall 2010
• Spring 2010
• Fall 2009
• Spring 2009
• Fall 2008
• Summer 2008
• Spring 2008
• Winter 2008
• Fall 2007
• Fall 2006
• Spring 2006
• Winter 2006

State Policy

OWRC Comments & Testimony Submitted in 2013
Renewable Energy

• Letter of Support for HB 2894 (Energy Conservation Tax Credit)- March 21, 2013
• Joint Letter of Support for SB 837 (In-conduit Hydropower & Fish Passage)- July 2013
• OWRC Letter of Support for SB 837 (In-conduit Hydropower & Fish Passage)- April 10, 2013

Water Supply Development Fund

• Joint Letter of Support for SB 839 (Water Supply Development Fund)- April 10, 2013
• OWRC Letter of Support for SB 839 (Water Supply Development Fund)- April 10, 2013
• Joint Floor Letter and Background Materials in Support of SB 839 (Water Supply Development Fund)- July 2013

WRD Budget & Fees

• Joint Letter of Support for HB 2259 (Transaction Fee) – February 14, 2013
• Joint Letter of Support for SB 5547 (Oregon Water Resources Department Budget)- March 28, 2013
• OWRC Letter of Opposition for SB 217 (Water Rights Management Fee) – April 16, 2013
• Joint Floor Letter of Support for HB 2259 (Transaction Fee) – July 2013

Water Management

• Joint letter of support for SB 199 (split season leasing)- May 2, 2013
• Joint letter of support for SB 199 (split season leasing)- February 6, 2013
• Joint Letter of Opposition for SB 425 (establishes a new public interest evaluation for water right transfers in Oregon)- March 4, 2013

Federal Policy

Testimony & Comments Submitted in 2013
Columbia River Treaty

• OWRC Comments on Columbia River Treaty Draft Regional Recommendation –  October 10, 2013

Food Safety Modernization Act

• OWRC Comments on FSMA Produce Safety Rule 2013 

Hydropower

• OWRC & NWHA Letter to Wyden-Murkowski– March 07, 2013
• OWRC Letter of Support for H.R. 678 to Rep. Tipton– April 8, 2013
• Joint Letter on Small Hydropower to Senator Wyden and Senator Murkowski – April 17, 2013
• OWRC Testimony on Low Impact Hydro for the Senate Hearing – April 23 2013
• Joint support letter for H.R. 267 and H.R. 678 and their Senate companion bills, S. 545 and S. 306– July 10, 2013

WRDA

• OWRC Letter to Senators on WRDA– March 20, 2013

Drought

• Western State Association Letter to Commissioner Connor and Assistant Secretary Darcy – March 25, 2013

Salmon Recovery

• Coalition Support Letter for the the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) for Oregon– April 5, 2013

Appropriations

Senate

•  FY 2014 Senate Appropriations Testimony on U.S. Department of the Interior’s budget for the Bureau of Reclamation–May 9, 2013
• FY 2014 Senate Appropriations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program – May 6, 2013
• FY 2014 Senate Appropriations Testimony  for the Department of Agriculture’s Budget for the Natural ResourcesConservation Service– April 26, 2013
•  FY14 Senate Appropriations Tesimony on Water Data & Science Program Funding– February 4, 2013

House

• FY 2014 House Appropriations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program– April 25, 2013
• FY14 House Appropriations Testimony on Department of Agriculture’s Budget for the Natural Resources Conservation Service  – March 20, 2013
• FY14 House Appropriations Testimony on U.S. Department of the Interior’s Budget for the Bureau of Reclamation–March 29, 2013
• FY14 House Appropriations Testimony on Water Data & Science Program Funding- February 4, 2013

Principles and Guidelines
Joint ACWA FFA NWRA Letter to CEQ P and G– June 3, 2013

Testimony & Comments Submitted Prior to 2013

•  OWRC Comments on the Federal Climate Change and Water Working Group’s “Short-Term Water Management Decisions: User Needs for Improved Climate, Weather and Hydrologic Information – May 2012 Review Draft” – June 29, 2012
  • FY13 Senate Appropriations Testimony on the EPA’s Budget –  April 27, 2012 
  • FY13 Senate Appropriations Testimony on the USFW’s Budget for FRIMA – April 27, 2012
  • FY13 Senate Appropriations Testimony on the Bureau of Reclamation’s Budget – April 4, 2012
  • FY13 House Appropriations Testimony on the Bureau of Reclamation’s Budget – March 30, 2012
  • FY13 Senate Appropriations Testimony on USDA’s Budget for NRCS programs – March 30, 2012
  • FY13 House Appropriations Testimony on the EPA’s Budget for the CWSRF program – March 28, 2012
  • FY13 House Appropriations Testimony on the USFW’s FRIMA program – March 28, 2012
  • FY13 House Appropriations Testimony on USDA’s Budget for NRCS programs – March 20, 2012
  • OWRC Comments on the Bureau of Reclamation’s Draft Lease of Power Privelege on behalf of 12 Federal Districts – January 13, 2012

  BOR’s Directives & Standards

  • OWRC Comments on the Bureau of Reclamation’s Draft Directives & Standards – April 3, 2012 

  Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011
  Watershed Management

  • OWRC Comments on the Draft Cooperative Watershed Management Funding Opportunity Announcement –December 5, 2011

  Infrustructure

  • OWRC Letter to Congressional Delegation Supporting an Infrastructure Bank – October 19, 2011

  WaterSmart

  • OWRC Comments on Draft WaterSMART Strategic Implementation Plan – August 1, 2011

  Climate Change

  • OWRC Comments on the Interagency Climate Change Adaption Task Force’s “Draft National Action Plan: Priorities for Managing Freshwater Resources in a Changing Climate” – July 15, 2011
  • OWRC Comments on S.1733 – November 10, 2009
  • OWRC Comments on US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Draft Climate Change Strategy – November 23, 2009

  Appropriations

  • FY 2012 Appropriations Testimony to Senate Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Regarding EPA Budget for CWSRF – May 11, 2011
  • FY 2012 Appropriations Testimony to Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Regarding USDA Budget for NRCS – May 11, 2011
  • FY 2012 Appropriations Testimony to Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Regarding USFWS Budget for FRIMA – May 11, 2011
  • FY 2012 Appropriations Testimony to House Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development  Regarding USBR Budget – April 14, 2011
  • FY 2012 Appropriations Testimony to House Subcommittee on Agriculture Regarding USDA Budget for NRCS –April 14, 2011
  • FY 2012 Appropriations Testimony to House Subcommittee on Interior Regarding EPA Budget for CWSRF – April 1, 2011
  • FY 2012 Joint Appropriations Testimony to House Subcommittee on Interior Regarding USGS Streamgage Programs – April 1, 2011
  • FY 2012 Joint Letter Supporting USGS Water Data and Science Programs to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies – February 8, 2011
  • FY 2012 Joint Letter Supporting USGS Water Data and Science Programs to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies – January 21, 2011

  Hydropower

  • Testimony to House Subcommittee on Water and Power, for the oversight hearing “Investment in Small Hydropower: Prospects of Expanding Low-Impact and Affordable Hydropower Generation in the West” – July 29, 2010
  • OWRC Federal Caucus Letter to USBR Regarding Phase II Resource Assessment of Hydropower Projects Report – November 1, 2011

  Clean Water Act Amendments & Regulatory Guidance

  • NWRA Comments on EPA & ACOE “Guidance to Identify Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act” issued May 2, 2011 – July 29, 2011
  • Letter to Congressman DeFazio from the Oregon Association of Nurseries, Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon Wheat Growers League, and Oregon Water Resources Congress Opposing HR 5088 – June 28, 2010
  • Letter to House and Senate Leadership from Western Republican Lawmakers Opposing Clean Water Act Amendments – December 8, 2009
  • Letter to Senator Ron Wyden Regarding Clean Water Act Amendments in S. 787 – May 4, 2009
  • Letter from Oregon Association of Nurseries on S. 787 – May 1, 2009

   Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act (FRIMA)

  • FRIMA: FY 2012 Appropriations Testimony to House Subcommittee on Interior – April 1, 2011
  • FRIMA: FY 2011 Appropriations Testimony to House Subcommittee on Interior – March 19, 2010
  • Oregon Fish Screening Task Force Letter to House Committee on Appropriations – June 10, 2009

  Principles and Guidelines Revision

  • OWRC Comments on CEQ Revised Principles and Guidelines – April 2, 2010
  • Letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee from the Water Resources Coalition – July 17, 2009
    • CEQ Revised Principles and Guidelines: “Proposed National Objectives, Principles and Standards for Water and Related Resources Implementation Studies” – December 3, 2009

  Bureau of Reclamation

  • OWRC Testimony to House Subcommittee on Water and Power on the oversight hearing  “The Bureau of Reclamation and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: A Progress Report and Planning for the Future.”– July 15, 2010

  Water & Watershed Planning

  • Watershed Planning Authorization Request to Senator Merkley and Senator Wyden – April 4, 2011
  • OWRC Cover Letter to Senator Merkley and Senator Wyden – April 4, 2011
  • Comments on “Building Strong Collaborative Relationships for a Sustainable Water Resources Future: National Report Responding to National Water Resources Challenges” Army Corps of Engineers December 2009 draft –February 5, 2010
  • OWRC Letter to Oregon Congressional Delegation about Sustainable Watershed Planning Act Draft – July 7, 2009

  Environmental Protection Agency

  • OWRC Comments on EPA’s Draft Fiscal Year 2011-2015 Strategic Plan – July 26, 2010