Hydropower and Water Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Cliff Bentz (OR-02), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) issued the following joint statement in response to learning of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) publication detailing in-depth coordination between the offices of Rep. Mike Simpson (ID-02) and Oregon Governor Kate Brown regarding the proposal to breach the four dams along the Lower Snake River:
The Biden Administration's approach to energy is the last thing America needs – especially when the United States is already leading the world in emissions reductions.
President Biden is forcing our nation to adopt global standards the rest of the world is already failing to meet while eliminating opportunities for hard-working Americans. Sadly, his job-killing proposals come at a time when we are still reeling from the economic, societal, and psychological impacts of the global pandemic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced the Pacific Northwest Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act of 2021 to improve permitting for pumped storage hydroelectric projects, create jobs in Central Washington, and protect Tribal interests. The bill will help increase renewable energy production and storage in the Pacific Northwest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) reintroduced the Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act, a bill to expand clean, renewable, reliable, and affordable hydropower production in the United States and promote innovation of the next generation of hydropower technology.
Hydropower and hydroelectric dams have truly transformed our region into what it is today. Central Washington and much of the Pacific Northwest is naturally arid, but with the construction of federal water infrastructure, it has transformed into a productive agricultural region with a growing population and an increasingly successful, diverse business community.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined his Pacific Northwest colleagues, Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), and Russ Fulcher (R-ID) to reaffirm their support for hydropower and emphasized the importance of protecting existing hydropower resources in the Pacific Northwest.
Last week, the West Point Treatment Plant in Seattle dumped 11 million gallons of raw sewage into Puget Sound. This wastewater is dangerous to families and communities, and it is also harmful to our species that inhabit the Puget Sound, including native salmon species and southern resident orcas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) announced significant investments by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) for Central Washington water infrastructure:
This week, we convened the 117th Congress, and it is my sincere honor to begin a fourth term as the Representative for Washington's 4th Congressional District.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The end-of-year spending package passed by both Chambers of Congress on December 21, included ground-breaking provisions Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced to maintain and update critical Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) water supply infrastructure projects across the rural West. The provisions establish a first-of-its-kind Aging Infrastructure Account to provide stability and flexibility for local water managers who maintain and operate federal BOR water infrastructure.
Rep. Newhouse released the following statement: