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Show 80 eral financial and technical assistance for the development and implementation of drought preparedness plans, drought mitigation cost sharing to address environmental, economic and human health and safety issues, technology transfer related to drought and water conservation strategies and innovative water supply techniques, post- drought evaluations and recommendations, and drought- related wildfire suppression assistance. The Western States Water Council supports enactment of H. R. 4754 and S. 2528. We also urge the Congress and the Administration to appropriately fund existing federal programs designed to gather information critical to state water managers, especially the NRCS Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program and USGS National Streamflow Information Program and Cooperative Water Program. Thank you for the opportunity to testify on these vital issues. |