Water Resources Development

This issue area encompasses the supply and use of water and control of water flows; watersheds; floods and storm protection; wetlands. Water quality may fall under Environmental Protection.

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  • Legislation
  • Aquatic Ecology

  • Dams and Canals

  • Floods and Storm Protection

  • Hydrology and Hydrography

  • Lakes and Rivers

  • Water Resources Funding

  • Water Storage

  • Water Use and Supply

  • Watersheds

  • Wetlands

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  • [Archived] IN12089|Federal Regional Commissions: Great Lakes Authority Established and Other Updates (CRS)

    1/31/23
  • Army Corps of Engineers: Continuing Authorities Programs (CRS)

    3/15/2023
  • Bureau of Reclamation Funding in the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) (CRS)

    6/27/23
  • Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Program (CRS)

    05/26/23
  • Bureau of Reclamation: FY2023 Budget and Appropriations (CRS)

    02/15/23
  • Bureau of Reclamation: FY2024 Budget and Appropriations (CRS)

    03/30/23
  • Central Valley Project: Issues and Legislation (CRS)

    3/16/2023
  • Clean Water State Revolving Fund Allotment Formula: Background and Options (CRS)

    3/15/2023
  • Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)

    03/30/23
  • Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)

    03/30/23
  • Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)

    03/23/23
  • Columbia River Treaty Review (CRS)

    02/15/23
  • Connecting Constituents with Federal Programs for Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects (CRS)

    04/26/23
  • Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP) (CRS)

    06/13/2023
  • Dam Safety Overview and the Federal Role (CRS)

    04/13/23
  • Drought in the United States: Science, Policy, and Selected Federal Authorities (CRS)

    03/09/23
  • Energy and Water Development: FY2023 Appropriations (CRS)

    3/20/2023
  • Energy and Water Development: FY2024 Appropriations (CRS)

    05/11/23
  • Federal Assistance for Nonfederal Dam Safety (CRS)

    1/11/23
  • Federal Involvement in Ocean-Based Research and Development (CRS)

    5/1/23
  • Flooding and Federal Projects: Exposures and Limits to Liability (CRS)

    2/2/23
  • Frequently Asked Questions: Mapping of U.S. Ocean and Coastal Waters (CRS)

    7/11/23
  • Indian Water Rights Settlements (CRS)

    03/28/23
  • Limiting Lead in Public Water Supplies: An Overview of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Regulatory Actions (CRS)

    03/08/23
  • Long-Term Drought and Glen Canyon Dam: Potential Effects on Water Deliveries and Hydropower (CRS)

    4/4/2023
  • Management of the Colorado River: Water Allocations, Drought, and the Federal Role (CRS)

    5/5/23
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2024 Budget Request and Appropriations (CRS)

    05/22/23
  • Nonfederal Levee Safety: Primer, Status, and Considerations (CRS)

    05/22/23
  • Offshore Energy Agency Appropriations, FY2023 (CRS)

    7/13/23
  • Overview of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Infrastructure (EI) Assistance (CRS)

    3/10/2023
  • Prior Converted Cropland Under the Clean Water Act (CRS)

    02/24/23
  • Reclamation Water Storage Projects: Section 4007 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (CRS)

    03/30/23
  • Responding to Drought in the Colorado River Basin: Federal and State Efforts (CRS)

    05/23/23
  • Safe Drinking Water Act: Proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for Specified PFAS (CRS)

    03/30/23
  • Sea Mining: Frequently Asked Questions (CRS)

    2/16/23
  • Status of Efforts to Restore Chesapeake Bay Water Quality (CRS)

    6/30/23
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works: Primer and Resources (CRS)

    03/02/23
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: FY2024 Appropriations (CRS)

    4/3/2023
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Supplemental Appropriations (CRS)

    1/10/23
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water Infrastructure Programs and FY2023 Appropriations (CRS)

    1/13/23
  • Water Resource Issues in the 118th Congress (CRS)

    03/01/23
  • Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022) (CRS)

    02/15/23
  • Water Resources Development Acts: Primer (CRS)

    3/14/2023
  • Waters of the United States (WOTUS): Frequently Asked Questions About the Scope of the Clean Water Act (CRS)

    02/23/23
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