1/16/14: SLDMWA members applaud Congressional members for supporting reauthorization of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Emergency Drought Relief Act programs.

SLDMWA members appreciate Congressional encouragement for swift action by Governor Brown to issue a drought declaration, a crucial step in encouraging review by the Secretary of the Interior on drought assistance through the federal government. Efforts by Congressional signatories of the letter to the governor (Click HERE to view letter.) to ensure that federal processes are poised to respond to any upcoming declaration by the Governor are welcome assurances of federal preparedness.

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