Based on a survey of TWCA members, the following are TWCA’s top federal water issues. TWCA's federal positions are based on a set of overarching principles that guide our outreach on federal water resources legislation and policy: 1) State Primacy Over Water Resources 2) Clear, Consistent, Predictable, and Economical Federal Regulation 3) Equity in Federal Policy, Partnering, and Investment 4) Science, Transparency, and Public Participation 5) Intergovernmental Coordination with States, Tribes, and Local Project Sponsors See the compilation of TWCA's 2020 Federal Issue Papers. |
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USACE Rules & Operations
Issue Papers
Water Supply Rule
Reallocation of Storage
Aging Infrastructure
Comment Letters
Nationwide Permits
- Proposal to Reissue and Modify Permits (Nov. 2020)
- Proposed Texas Regional Conditions (Nov. 2020)
- Proposed Regional Condition to NWP 12 (Sept. 2017)
Regulatory Reform (Oct. 2017)
Proposed Water Supply Rule (Aug. 2017)
Proposed Water Supply Rule (May 2017)