I do think that it gives others around the country in the West, a glimmer of hope that perhaps after decades of their own water wars they might be able to come to legislative solut...
We knew we could do it cooperatively, together.
This Plan is identifying the activities and how we're going to fund them in partnership to build resilience to drought.
I think looking at this as, if nothing else, an example for how low hanging fruit can be something that we prioritize in our most stricken d...
What I like about this Plan is that you can get agreement on the lowest hanging fruit.
The fact that everybody was there meant that it was going to be a serious approach.
I cannot say how impressed I am and excited by the Plan that you have put forth that is now incorporated in this legislation.
We are very collaborative; I mean, the Klamath Basin comes to mind. Why isn't the Klamath Basin pursuing a similar approach?
Doing nothing is not free?
Well, Mr. Iseman, we have already had a line item for the Yakima Basin for several years now, correct?
It was time to move forward and come up with a way that we could solve the problems.