NWC scheduled to testify tomorrow on next WRDA authorization package
On Tuesday, November 19 at 10:00am, NWC President Julie Ufner is scheduled to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment on the “Concepts for the Next Water Resources Development Act: Promoting Resiliency of Our Nation’s Water Resources Infrastructure.” The subcommittee plans to examine how to incorporate more natural infrastructure into U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) civil works projects in advance of next year’s expected Water Resources Development Act authorization.
The following experts are scheduled to testify:
- Gerald E. Galloway, PE, PhD Brigadier General, (US Army-Retired) Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering University of Maryland
- Ann Phillips, Rear Admiral, (US Navy- Retired) Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection Commonwealth of Virginia
- Ricardo S. Pineda PE, CFM Chair, Association of State Floodplain Managers Supervising Engineer Water Resources California Department of Water Resources Division of Flood Management On behalf of the Association of State Floodplain Managers
- Louis Gritzo, Ph.D. Vice President FM Global Research Manager
- Melissa Samet, Senior Water Resources Counsel National Wildlife Federation
- Julie Ufner, President National Waterways Conference
Read NWC’s full testimony WRDA 2020 House T&I Testimony (155 KB) We would like to thank the Legislative Policy Committee for their input in developing the testimony.