• FY 2015 budget proposals and appropriations. Advocate for funding that will help meet future water needs, attend to our nations aging water infrastructure, and help address extreme drought. Track appropriations bills in progress for both the house and senate.
• S. 1800, Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act. Discused aging infrastructure with congressional and agency staff to determine this legislations potential effects on water users. S.1946, To amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations. Work on behalf of NWRA members to support efforts that ensure the Reclamation has the tools necessary to maintain structural integrity and safety of federal dams. S. 2010/H.R. 1963. The Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and jobs Act. Work to support efforts that would lead to production of more clean, renewable Energy to through small hydropower.
• H.R. 935. The reducing regulatory burdens act. Ensure congressional members and staff are aware of NWRA members support for H. R. 935 and their concern about unnecessarily duplicative and costly regulations.
• Clean Water Act - work with Congress and Federal Agency Partners to make sure that water users are able to continue delivering clean water and determine the appropriate extent of federal jurisdiction. H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States regulatory overreach protection act. Met with congressional staff to game A better understanding of the bill and how it would affect water supply and water users.
• Food Safety Modernization Act. Work with FDA and Congress to ensure that the implementation of the food safety modernization act will safeguard food supply and consider the importance of applied irrigation and on farm best management practices.
• Communicated with agency personnel and congressional staff about implementation of P.L. 113-121 the Water Resources Reform and Development Act.

Duration: January 28, 2014 to December 31, 2016

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Transportation, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense

Spending: about $290,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2014: Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)