Hydropower and Water Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after receiving notification that East Columbia Basin Irrigation District’s Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program (OGWRP) could receive up to $5 million through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations (WFPO) Program Funding. $175 million of this overall funding was approved through FY21 Appropriations, which Republicans approved in December of 2020.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) participated in a title transfer ceremony with Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Commissioner Camille Touton for both the Kennewick Irrigation District (KID) and the Greater Wenatchee Irrigation District (GWID). Rep. Newhouse released the following statement in support of the title transfers:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement in response to the climate proposals for the 2022 legislative session released by Governor Inslee earlier this week.
Ensuring the voices of Central Washington are heard in our nation's capital has always been my priority. Under the progressive stranglehold the far left has on the Biden Administration, protecting rural communities is more critical than ever before.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) applauded the $900,000 in funding to help communities and agricultural producers in Okanogan County build drought resiliency and conserve water as part of the WaterSMART Initiative, a joint effort between the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation (BOR).