Hydropower and Water Rights

Today, Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) joined the House Committee on Natural Resources' Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee for a hearing to question stakeholders on the Biden Administration’s efforts to breach the four Lower Snake River Dams.

Today, Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and a group of Northwest lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting additional information on a “package of actions and commitments” the United States Government negotiated with plaintiffs, states, and tribes in ongoing litigation over Columbia River System Operations (CRSO).

Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) led Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), and Cliff Bentz (OR-02) in a letter to Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, requesting the council grant immediate access to the “package of actions and commitments” recently negotiated in the mediation concerning the Columbia River System Operations.

Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), and Cliff Bentz (OR-02) released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report that cites poor water quality as the key factor in the declining salmon populations in the Puget Sound.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced The Urban Canal Modernization Act alongside Rep. Mike Simpson (ID-02).

Rep. Dan Newhouse released a statement after the Biden Administration released a memorandum outlining its plan for fish mitigation in the Columbia River Basin.

Rep. Dan Newhouse announced the Town of Winthrop’s request for Community Project Funding to replace the existing water main over the Methow River was officially awarded.