Representative Dell Raybould, Idaho
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Mark Your Calendar!
CSG-WEST 62nd Annual Meeting
October 5-8, 2009
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Assembly Member Kelvin D. Atkinson, Nevada
Vice Chair |
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| This committee provides western legislators a forum to discuss growing and competing demands of western water and public lands. The West holds the vast majority of our country’s federal lands and has experienced the highest level of population growth, thereby straining the region’s limited water resources. Committee members engage in policy discussions and information exchange about how to better manage water and public land resources in the West. The committee also promotes partnerships with regional organizations such as the Western Governors’ Association, Western States Water Council, and others in an effort to develop robust regional strategies to address western water and public land issues. |
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Western Water & Environment 2006
Highlights: The committee
convened a day-long Colorado River Basin Forum where lawmakers discussed
management of this important river system. In addition, legislators met
with experts on water management practices in the Columbia River basin
and looked at groundwater water supplies in the West. 2006 Annual
Meeting
presentations click here. |
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Western Water & Environment 2005
Highlights: The committee
focused on the critical issues related to drought and the future of the
Colorado and Columbia River basins. Lawmakers discussed federal water
management efforts in the West and strategies to integrate water and
land use planning. Legislators also discussed the delicate balance
between meeting the region’s energy demands and protecting the West’s
natural resources. |
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Information on the Water and Public Lands Committee,
please contact CSG-WEST staff:
Edgar
Ruiz |
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