• Potential Modifications of the Columbia River Treaty, Flood Risk Management in the Columbia River Basin.

Duration: August 2, 2013 to present

General Issues: Energy/Nuclear, Utilities, Natural Resources, Foreign Relations, Government Issues, Environmental/Superfund, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Spending: about $2,210,000 (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 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Energy - Dept of, Interior - Dept of (DOI), State - Dept of (DOS), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Affiliated organizations: Alcoa Inc.; Clark Public Utility District; Chelan Public Utility District; Douglas Public Utility District; Grant Public Utility District; PNGC Power; PNUCC; Public Power Council; Seattle City Light; Snohomish Public Utility District; Tacoma Power; Washington PUD Association