Several years ago, many of us were stunned to learn how much funding would run through FEMA’s BRIC program (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities). Traditionally, significant money only ran through the U.S. Army...more
The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018, included as title I of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (S. 3021), was signed into law yesterday. The new law provides the needed authorization for investment...more
10/24/2018
/ Flood Control ,
Flood Management ,
Infrastructure ,
Investors ,
New Legislation ,
Ports ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Water ,
Water Resources Development Act ,
WRDA
Amidst much fanfare, on Friday President Trump released a Presidential Memoranda (much like an Executive Order, yet different?) directing Federal agencies to work together to reduce regulatory burdens on Western water...more
10/22/2018
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Bureau of Reclamation ,
Department of the Interior ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Fishing Industry ,
Flood Control ,
Government Agencies ,
Infrastructure ,
NOAA ,
Presidential Memorandum ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Trump Administration ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Water ,
Water Supplies
At last week’s Floodplain Management Association meeting in Reno, Nevada, the two of us planned and participated in a panel discussion on federal funding for flood control projects under the Trump administration. Attendees...more
All joking aside about a gridlocked Congress, real progress has been made this week on flood risk reduction authorizations and appropriations. As explained below, it is looking like the 2018 Water Resources Development Act...more
9/12/2018
/ Appropriations Bill ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Funding ,
Flood Control ,
Flood Management ,
Infrastructure ,
Risk Management ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Water ,
WRDA
As happens on a regular political cycle, there are stories being published again with calls for USACE’s Civil Works mission to leave USACE and move to the U.S. Department of Transportation, or perhaps the Department of...more
Despite reticence in Washington, D.C. about the term “climate change” (see our previous blog post on this topic), there is plenty of discussion in the media and in scientific circles about whether intense, off-the-charts...more
The democratic members of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee took the initiative to lay out their priorities for a future infrastructure package. Those priorities, totaling over $500 billion, are included...more
All eyes are appropriately on Houston right now, where record rainfall has led to catastrophic flooding, loss of life, inestimable damages, and years if not decades of recovery and re-building. Around the country, many...more
August 15, 2017 was a busy day for the Trump Administration. While interacting with the press and other politicians regarding the protests and counter-protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, the White House was also issuing an...more
8/16/2017
/ CEQ ,
Environmental Review ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Flood Control ,
Flooding ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
New Legislation ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Repeal ,
Risk Management ,
Trump Administration ,
Water Projects ,
Water Resources Facilities