- Two Western Water Cooperative Committee meetings are scheduled for October.
- Both meetings will be held online and are open to the public.
- The October 1 meeting will focus on federal water management and water supply authorities.
- The October 6 meeting will focus on finalizing the committee’s proposed bylaws.
- The public may submit written comments or request an opportunity to speak.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 — The Western Water Cooperative Committee will hold two virtual public meetings in October as federal and state officials continue discussions over U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, Western water rights and state water laws.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the meetings in a Federal Register notice published September 10, 2026
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The first meeting will be held October 1 from 1 to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The second is scheduled for October 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Both meetings will be conducted online and will be open to the public.
Federal Projects and Western Water Laws.
The Western Water Cooperative Committee provides a forum for discussions between the Army Corps of Engineers and Western states.
Its work focuses on Corps projects and their relationship to state water rights and water laws.
The committee was created under federal law to identify opportunities to avoid or minimize conflicts between operating certain Corps flood-control projects and Western states’ water rights and laws.
October 1 Meeting Focuses on Water Management.
The October 1 meeting will revisit presentations the Corps originally gave during an in-person committee meeting on December 3, 2025.
Those presentations address the Corps’ water management and water supply authorities.
October 6 Meeting Concentrates on Bylaws.
The October 6 meeting will return to a different subject: the committee’s proposed bylaws. Members will resume discussions from a February 5, 2026, meeting and work to finalize the proposed bylaws.
The committee will make meeting agendas and updates available through its website. Materials will also be posted after the meetings.
Public Can Participate.
Members of the public may attend the virtual meetings and submit written comments or statements concerning the committee’s mission or subjects on the meeting agendas.
People who want to make verbal comments must submit a request at least five business days before the applicable meeting. The request must include a brief description of the subject they intend to address.
A 15-minute period near the end of each meeting will be reserved for verbal public comments. Approved speakers will be limited to three minutes each and will speak in the order their requests were received.
Written comments related to the meeting agendas should also be received at least five business days before the meeting if they are to be provided to committee members in advance.
Because the committee operates under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, written comments submitted to the committee will be treated as public documents and made available for public inspection.
