WATER AND PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE

Assembly Member Kelvin D. Atkinson, Nevada
Chair

 

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CSG-WEST 62nd Annual Meeting

October 5-8, 2009

Santa Fe, New Mexico


Representative Craig Johnson, Alaska
Vice Chair

   
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.

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.

For More Information on the Water and Public Lands Committee, please contact CSG-WEST staff: Edgar Ruiz