We are pleased to announce that Ryan Mueller, P.E. is the unanimous choice of the ICWP Board of Directors to become Executive Director of our organization! Ryan will begin full time on January 1, 2015. Peter Evans is retiring from the position, but will continue on a part-time basis as our Washington contact and senior […]
The federal Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI) met August 19-20, 2014 in Reston, VA. Sue Lowry represents ICWP on ACWI and Peter Evans is our alternate representative. Both Sue and Peter were able to attend both days of meetings. More info on ACWI and background documents, PowerPoints, etc. can be found on their website: […]
The Organics Detection System is a premier water quality monitoring system that detects volatile organic chemicals in the Ohio River and helps protect the drinking water quality for more than 5 million people every day. Recent congressionally directed funding helped support a needed upgrade to the system, improving its analytical capability and upgrading system communications. […]
For those of you who missed the hearing last week (11Jun2014), JD Strong did a terrific job asserting the need to give a stronger role for states in federal water policy decisions. This has been a consistent theme in ICWP comments to various federal agencies, and JD presented it clearly. The House Transportation & Infrastructure […]
Now that congressional leaders in both the US Senate and House of Representatives have passed long-awaited Water Resource Development bills, the Senate appointed its conferees: Senators Boxer (CA), Vitter (LA), Baucus (MT), Barrasso (WY), Carper (DE), Inhofe (OK), Cardin (MD), and Whitehouse (RI). The House appointed its conferees and the first meeting is November 20, […]
Stuart Hamilton, Aquatic Informatics
At long last, the House is gearing up to markup a long-overdue water infrastructure reauthorization bill. On Wednesday, September 11th, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster – along with Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Bob Gibbs and other committee leaders – introduced H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of […]