D. C. Updates

Hicks-Ray Associates, as legislative advocate for WESTCAS, provides regular D. C. Updates to all WESTCAS members. These reports are used by our members as a means of staying abreast of current Administrative, Congressional, and departmental initiatives and issues. For further information regarding D. C. Updates, please refer to the documents below.

January 3, 2012 D. C. Update
December 20, 2011 D. C. Update – Easy to Get Confused
December 16, 2011 D. C. Update – Major and Very Positive Developments
December 13, 2011 D. C. Update - Megabuses, Tax Extenders, Merry Christmas!
December 7, 2011 D. C. Update - Christmas Nostalgia
November 28, 2011 D. C. Update - A Pertinent Example: Earmarks and Alternative Funding Proposals
November 28, 2011 D. C. Update - A Pertinent Example: Earmarks and Alternative Funding Proposals
November 22, 2011 D. C. Update - D. C. Updates and Happy Thanksgiving
November 18, 2011 D. C. Update - Budget Control Act of 2011
November 15, 2011 D. C. Update
November 8, 2011 D. C. Update- Funding the Future
October 19, 2011 D. C. Update - WESTCAS Letters to Energy and Water Appropriators
October 19, 2011 D. C. Update - WESTCAS Letters to Energy and Water Appropriators
October 19, 2011 D. C. Update - WESTCAS Letters to Energy and Water Appropriators
October 10, 2011 D. C. Update - Big Developments with Regard to EPA's Clean Water Guidance
October 4, 2011 D. C. Update-Uncertainty and Challenges
September 30, 2011 D. C. Update-What Ever Happened to All Those Proposed Regulations?
September 26, 2011 D. C. Update-This Week in Washington
September 22, 2011 D. C. Update-Brinksmanship
September 12, 2011 D. C. Update - Funding Increases for Water Resources Infrastructure
September 12, 2011 D. C. Update - Funding Increases for Water Resources Infrastructure
September 7, 2011 D. C. Update - Interesting Times
August 29, 2011 D. C. Update
August 29, 2011 D. C. Update
August 25, 2011 D. C. Update - Corps of Engineers Funding Figures
August 25, 2011 D. C. Update - Corps of Engineers Funding Figures
August 23, 2011 D. C. Update - The Last Weeks of Summer
July 13, 2011 D. C. Update - Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing
July 13, 2011 D. C. Update - Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing
July 13, 2011 D. C. Update - Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing
July 13, 2011 D. C. Update - Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing
July 13, 2011 D. C. Update - Updates on FY12 SRF Funding
July 12, 2011 D. C. Update - FY 12 Appropriations Bills Advance in the House
July 11, 2011 D. C. Update - Updates on HR 2018
July 11, 2011 D. C. Update - Updates on HR 2018
July 8, 2011 D. C. Update - FY12 House Interior Environment Appropriations Bill
July 8, 2011 D. C. Update - FY12 House Interior Environment Appropriations Bill
June 13, 2011 D. C. Update - New Developments Concerning USEPA's Clean Water Guidance
June 13, 2011 D. C. Update - New Developments Concerning USEPA's Clean Water Guidance
June 13, 2011 D. C. Update - New Developments Concerning USEPA's Clean Water Guidance
June 10, 2011 D. C. Update - Meeting the Challenge
June 2, 2011 D. C. Update - Making a Difference as a WESTCAS Member
June 1, 2011 D. C. Update - Legislative Alert!!!
June 1, 2011 D. C. Update - Legislative Alert!!!
June 1, 2011 D. C. Update - FY 12 Spending for USEPA's SRF Program
June 1, 2011 D. C. Update - FY 12 Spending for USEPA's SRF Program
May 25, 2011 D. C. Update - Clean Water Act Guidance/Letter from Eastern Municipal Water District
May 25, 2011 D. C. Update - Clean Water Act Guidance/Letter from Eastern Municipal Water District
May 24, 2011 D. C. Update - Zozobra
May 16, 2011 D. C. Update - FY12 Funding Cuts Loom for USEPA SRF Program
May 10, 2011 D. C. Update - Federal Funding Programs for Water Resources Infrastructure
May 10, 2011 D. C. Update - Federal Funding Programs for Water Resources Infrastructure
May 9, 2011 D. C. Update
April 28, 2011 D. C. Update - Clean Water Act Guidance Released
April 28, 2011 D. C. Update - Clean Water Act Guidance Released
April 27, 2011 D. C. Update - EPA Clean Water Guidance
April 21, 2011 D. C. Update - 170 Members of Congress Sign Clean Water Act Guidance Letter
April 21, 2011 D. C. Update - 170 Members of Congress Sign Clean Water Act Guidance Letter
April 13, 2011 D. C. Update - CEQ and the "Principles & Responsibilities"
April 12, 2011 D. C. Update - ALERT!!!
April 12, 2011 D. C. Update - ALERT!!!
April 11, 2011 D. C. Update - Pesticide/Waters of the US Legislation Advances in Congress
April 11, 2011 D. C. Update- Pesticide/Waters of the US Legislation Advances in Congress
April 11, 2011 D. C. Update
March 31, 2011 D. C. Update
March 27, 2011 D. C. Update - Congress Returns to Grapple with the FY11 Budget
March 20, 2011 D. C. Update - A New Future for Infrastructure Funding? Is it a Bridge too Far?
March 17, 2011 D. C. Update-House Passes Latest FY11 Continuing Resolution
March 17, 2011 D. C. Update - BUILD Act Introduced in Senate
March 7, 2011 D. C. Update-Federal Infrastructure Investment
March 7, 2011 D. C. Update-Federal Infrastructure Investment
March 7, 2011 D. C. Update-Federal Infrastructure Investment
March 7, 2011 D. C. Update- "Directive and Standard for Wastewater Discharge"
March 7, 2011 D. C. Update- "Directive and Standard for Wastewater Discharge"
March 7, 2011 D. C. Update- "Directive and Standard for Wastewater Discharge"
March 10, 2011 D. C. Update-Corps of Engineers/USEPA "Enhanced Coordination Process" Challenged on the Hill
February 28, 2011 D. C. Update-House Continuing Resolution to Keep Federal Government Open until March 18th
February 28, 2011 D. C. Update-House Continuing Resolution to Keep Federal Government Open until March 18th
February 17, 2011 D. C. Update - WESTCAS Federal Budget Comparison
February 17, 2011 D. C. Update - WESTCAS Federal Budget Comparison
February 16, 2011 D. C. Update - House Debate of H. R. 1
February 16, 2011 D. C. Update - House Debate of H. R. 1
February 16, 2011 D. C. Update: Budget Updates on Proposed FY12 Budget for the Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and EPA
February 15, 2011 D. C. Update-FY11 Continuing Resolution
February 15, 2011 D. C. Update-FY11 Continuing Resolution
February 14, 2011 D. C. Update- Big Week for Federal Budget
February 11, 2011 D. C. Update - FY11 Appropriations Update
February 8, 2011 D. C. Update - House Rules Committee Defines Process of Regulatory Review
February 8, 2011 D. C. Update-National Waterways Conference Letter to CEQ
February 8, 2011 D. C. Update-National Waterways Conference Letter to CEQ
February 7, 2011 D. C. Update-Movement on FY11 Appropriations
February 7, 2011 D. C. Update-Movement on FY11 Appropriations
February 3, 2011 D. C. Update- EPA Announces Plans to Develop Regulations for Perchlorate and Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water
February 2, 1011 D. C. Update-Earmarks
January 26, 2011 D. C. Update
January 22, 2011 D. C. Update-Important Dates to Keep in Mind
January 14, 2011 D. C. Update-Federal Alert!
January 13, 2011 D. C. Update-Budget Realities and Infrastructure Needs
January 6, 2011 D. C. Update-Primer for Emerging WESTCAS Issues in the 112th Congress
January 5, 2011 D. C. Update-Happy New Year/112th House 1st Session Schedule
January 5, 2011 D. C. Update-Happy New Year/112th House 1st Session Schedule
December 22, 2010 D. C. Update-Continuing Resolution Adopted by Congress
December 22, 2010 D. C. Update-The Impact of Members of Congress Not Requesting Water Projects
December 20, 2010 D. C. Update-S-303/America's Great Outdoors Act of 2010
December 17, 2010 D. C. Update-Lame Duck Updates
December 15, 2010 D. C. Update-Alert Issue!!!The Lame Duck has Gone Amuck?
December 15, 2010 D. C. Update-Alert Issue!!!The Lame Duck has Gone Amuck?
December 13, 2010 D. C. Update-Bureau of Reclamation Issues Two New RFP's for Title XVI Water Reuse Projects
December 9, 2010 D. C. Update-Water, Lands, Wildlife Omnibus Bill Details
December 8, 2010 D. C. Update-Congressman Fred Upton Named as Chair of House Energy and Commerce Committee
December 8, 2010 D. C. Update-Congressman Fred Upton Named as Chair of House Energy and Commerce Committee
December 6, 2010 D. C. Update-Lame Duck Session Possibilities
November 22, 2010 D. C. Update-Lame Duck Time-Lines
November 17, 2010 D. C. Update- The Emerging Earmark Moratorium-Bureau of Reclamation Earmarks in FY10
November 16, 2010 D. C. Update-Trying to Make Sense of the "No Earmark" Rule
November 16, 2010 D. C. Update-Trying to Make Sense of the "No Earmark" Rule
November 15, 2010 D. C. Update-Welcome to the Lame Duck
November 1, 2010 D. C. Update-Elections and Their Consequences
October 18, 2010 D. C. Update- Proposed New Cost Sharing for Local Sponsors of Corps of Engineers Funding
October 11, 2010 D. C. Update- John F. Kennedy Speech on the Future of the West
October 8, 2010 D. C. Update - History Lessons
October 6, 2010 D. C. Update-Congress Adjourns
September 29, 2010 D. C. Update: What a Difference a Year Makes
September 28, 2010 D. C. Update-Earmarks in the 112th Congress
September 28, 2010 D. C. Update-Earmarks in the 112th Congress
September 21, 2010 D. C. Update-"The Case for an Infrastructure Bank"
September 20, 2010 D. C. Update-Water Reuse Policy Issues for the 112th Congress
September 13, 2010 D. C. Update-EPA Launches Study of Hydraulic Fracturing and Its Impact on Drinking Water
September 13, 2010 D. C. Update-EPA Launches Study of Hydraulic Fracturing and Its Impact on Drinking Water
September 10, 2010 D. C. Update-You Make the Call
September 7, 2010 D. C. Update-President Announces New Infrastructure Investments
August 25, 2010 D. C. Update- Corps of Engineers Civil Works Fact Sheet
August 25, 2010 D. C. Update- Corps of Engineers Civil Works Fact Sheet
August 23, 2010 D. C. Update-Executive Branch Action Concerning Environmental Regulation
August 20, 2010 D. C. Update-Are You a Betting Person?
August 18, 2010 D. C. Update-Long Summer Recess Begins
August 12, D. C. Update-EPA Survey on NPDES Issues
August 8, 2010 D. C. Update: Amending the Safe Drinking Water Act
August 8, 2010 D. C. Update: Amending the Safe Drinking Water Act
July 22, 2010 D. C. Update-Alert! Concerning Clean Water Issues.
July 16, 2010 D. C. Update- House Water & Power Hearing on the USBR's Management of Stimulus Funding
July 12, 2010 D. C. Update-HRA Follow Up-House Natural Resources Committee Hearing Calendar
July 8, 2010 D. C. Update-EPA Administrator Declares LA River to be Navigable
July 8, 2010 D. C. Update-EPA Administrator Declares LA River to be Navigable
July 7, 2010 D. C. Update-Republican House Members Call for P & G Hearings
July 7, 2010 D. C. Update-Republican House Members Call for P & G Hearings
June 14, 2010 D. C. Update-Federal Agencies Refusing to Pay
June 14, 2010 D. C. Update-Federal Agencies Refusing to Pay
June 8, 2010 D. C. Update-Federal Water Planning---A Possible Attachment to WRDA?
June 8, 2010 D. C. Update-Federal Water Planning---A Possible Attachment to WRDA?
May 21, 2010 D. C. Update-HRA Report
May 20, 2010 D. C. Update-Meeting with Robyn Colosimo of CEQ
May 17, 2010 D. C. Update-The Final Days of the 111th Congress
May 4, 2010 D. C. Update-Update on the FY11 Appropriations Cycle
April 23, 2010 D. C. Update: HRA Report to the Membership
April 23, 2010 D. C. Update: HRA Report to the Membership
April 21, 2010-D. C. Update-Oberstar Bill
April 21, 2010-D. C. Update-Oberstar Bill
April 21, 2010-D. C. Update-Oberstar Bill
April 21, 2010-D. C. Update-Oberstar Bill
April 21, 2010-D. C. Update-Oberstar Bill
April 21, 2010-D. C. Update-Oberstar Bill
April 20, 2010 D. C. Update-Oberstar to Introduce Clean Water Act Legislation
April 16, 2010 D. C. Update-CEQ Draft Guidelines
April 16, 2010 D. C. Update-CEQ Draft Guidelines for Preparing and Performing Project Evaluations
April 14, 2010- Administration Officials Addresss NAS Panel on P & G Issue
April 14, 2010 D. C. Update-Back to Work in D. C.
April 8, 2010 D. C. Update: CEQ "Listening Session" on Principles & Standards
March 18, 2010 - Congresswoman Napolitano and 1 Million Acre Feet for California
March 17, 2010 D. C. Update - Bureau of Reclamation Seeks Input on Title XVI Funding.
March 17, 2010 D. C. Update - Bureau of Reclamation Seeks Input on Title XVI Funding.
March 17, 2010 D. C. Update - Bureau of Reclamation Seeks Input on Title XVI Funding.
March 15, 2010 D. C. Update - "Saving U.S. Water and Sewer Systems Would Be Costly".
March 11, 2010 D. C. Update-House Republicans Vote to Request No Earmarks for FY11.
March 5, 2010 D. C. Update - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's "Views and Estimates".
March 5, 2010 D. C. Update - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's "Views and Estimates".
March 4, 2010 D. C. Update - Principals and Standards
March 4, 2010 D. C. Update - Principals and Standards
March 1, 2010 D. C. Update-Latest NY Times Duhigg Article
February 12, 2010 D. C. Update-HIRE-New Legislation Proposed
February 12, 2010 D. C. Update-HIRE-New Legislation Proposed
February 10, 2010 D. C. Update-"Snowmageddon"
February 2, 2010 D. C. Update-President's FY11 Budget Proposals
February 2, 2010 D. C. Update-President's FY11 Budget Proposals
January 26, 2010 D. C. Update-State of the Union Speech
January 22, 2010 D. C. Update-Mr. Brown Goes to Washington
January 11, 2010 D. C. Update-State of Colorado Drinking Water Program
January 11, 2010 D. C. Update
January 11, 2010 D. C. Update
January 7, 2010 D. C. Update
December 21, 2009 D. C. Update
December 18, 2009 D. C. Update
December 15, 2009 D. C. Update
December 15, 2009 D. C. Update
December 15, 2009 D. C. Update
December 10, 2009 D. C. Update
December 10, 2009 D. C. Update
December 9, 2009 D. C. Update
December 4, 2009 D. C. Update
December 4, 2009 D. C. Update
December 4, 2009 D. C. Update
November 30, 2009 D. C. Update - HR 3598
November 30, 2009 D. C. Update - HR 3598
November 25, 2009 D. C. Update
November 25, 2009 D. C. Update
November 23, 2009 D. C. Update
November 23, 2009 D. C. Update
November 5, 2009 D. C. Update
November 5, 2009 D. C. Update
October 21, 2009 D. C. Update
October 15, 2009 D. C. Update
October 14, 2009 D. C. Update
October 13, 2009 D. C. Update
October 8, 2009 D. C. Update
September 30, 2009 D. C. Update
September 30, 2009 D. C. Update
September 30, 2009 D. C. Update
September 22, 2009 D. C. Update
September 15, 2009 D. C. Update
September 15, 2009 D. C. Update
September 15, 2009 D. C. Update
September 15, 2009 D. C. Update
September 8, 2009 D. C. Update
September 8, 2009 D. C. Update
August 31, 2009 D. C. Update
August 31, 2009 D. C. Update
August 17, 2009 D. C. Update
August 17, 2009 D. C. Update
August 17, 2009 D. C. Update
August 12, 2009 D. C. Update
August 12, 2009 D. C. Update
August 7, 2009 D. C. Update
August 7, 2009 D. C. Update
August 6, 2009 D. C. Update
August 6, 2009 D. C. Update
August 4, 2009 D. C. Update
June 25, 2009 D. C. Update
February 24, 2009 D. C. Update
February 18, 2009 D. C. Update
February 18, 2009 D. C. Update
February 17, 2009 D. C. Update
February 17, 2009 D. C. Update
February 17, 2009 D. C. Update
February 13, 2009 D. C. Update
February 9, 2009 D. C. Update
February 9, 2009 D. C. Update
February 9, 2009 D. C. Update
January 29, 2009 D. C. Update
January 23, 2009 D. C. Update
January 23, 2009 D. C. Update
January 16, 2009 D. C. Update
January 13, 2009 D. C. Update

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