The WateReuse Association tracks relevant water legislation, supports bills of importance to members, and maintains close contact with Congress and federal agencies. WateReuse and its members also occasionally provide testimony to Congress. Examples of past congressional testimony are shown below.
The Immediate Federal and State Role in Addressing Uncertain Water Deliveries for California and the Impacts on California Communities
- U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources, Water and Power Subcommittee
- Witness: Mr. Richard Atwater, General Manager, Inland Empire Utilities Agency
- Date: January 29, 2008
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Bureau of Reclamation's Reuse and Recycling Program (S. 3639)
- U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Water and Power Subcommittee
- Witness: Mr. Richard Atwater, Chair, National Legislative Committee, WateReuse Association
- Date: July 27, 2006
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Bureau of Reclamation’s 21st Century Challenges in Managing, Protecting, and Developing Water and Power Supplies
- U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources, Water and Power Subcommittee
- Witness: Wade Miller, Executive Director, WateReuse Association
- Date: April 5, 2006
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Bureau of Reclamation’s Reuse and Recycling Program (Title XVI of P.L. 102-575)
- U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Water and Power Subcommittee
- Witness: Mr. Richard Atwater, Chair, National Legislative Committee, WateReuse Association
- Date: February 28, 2006
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Water Technology Related Legislation (S. 1860 and S. 1060)
- U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resource
- Witness: Mr. Edmund Archuleta, General Manager, El Paso Water Utilities
- Date: October 20, 2005
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The Importance of Alternative Water Supplies in the 21st Century
- U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources, Water and Power Subcommittee
- Witness: Mr. Richard Atwater, Chair, National Legislative Committee, WateReuse Association
- Date: September 9, 2004
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