Water Resources and Water Quality: CRS Experts

July 17, 2012 (R42617)

The federal role in water resource management and water quality is varied and involves many different congressional committees, federal departments, and agencies. Consequently, there are many overlaps in coverage of major policy issues and related statutes (e.g., Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Water Resources Development Act, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act). This table provides access to names and contact information for CRS experts on major water quality and water resource policy issues facing Congress. Broad policy areas include federal financing; water quality; water resource development, management, and use; aquatic resources management and protection; water rights and compacts; water security; and the water-energy nexus. (See also CRS Report R40882, Flooding Events: CRS Experts; and CRS Report R42610, Drought in the United States: CRS Experts.)

Legislative Issues	Name/Title	Phone	E-mail
Federal Financing
Drinking water treatment works	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Wastewater treatment works	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Rural development assistance	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Natural Resources and Rural Development	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Water supply development	Betsy Cody Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Water supply development	Nicole Carter Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Water Quality
Surface water quality, wastewater treatment	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Drinking water treatment	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Groundwater quality	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Legal aspects	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Water Development, Management, and Use
Dams and reservoirs (Bureau of Reclamation)	Betsy Cody Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Dams and reservoirs (Corps of Engineers)	Nicole Carter Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Dam safety	Charles Stern Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Drought	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Energy and Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Drought	Betsy Cody Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Hydropower industry	Richard Campbell Specialist in Energy Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Nonfederal hydropower projects	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Agricultural Conservation and Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Federal hydropower projects	Charles Stern Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Flooding and levees	Nicole Carter Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Inland waterways	Charles Stern Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Coastal harbors and navigation industry	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Transportation Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Department of the Interior rural water supply	Betsy Cody Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
U.S. Department of Agriculture rural water supply, watershed, efficiency, and conservation programs	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Agricultural Conservation and Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Desalination, water technology, water research, and science	Nicole Carter Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Groundwater availability	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Energy and Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Water reclamation and reuse	Betsy Cody Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Legal aspects	Cynthia Brougher Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Aquatic Resources Management and Protection
Aquaculture, coastal zones, and estuaries	Harold Upton Analyst in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Fisheries management	Eugene Buck Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Fisheries management	Harold Upton Analyst in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Wetlands	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Ecosystem restoration	Pervaze Sheikh Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Ecosystem restoration	Charles Stern Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Wild and Scenic Rivers	Betsy Cody Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Cynthia Brougher Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Invasive species	Eugene Buck Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Water Rights and Compacts
Water rights and allocation, water law	Cynthia Brougher Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Interstate water compacts	Cynthia Brougher Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Water Security
General	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Drinking water	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Dams	Nicole Carter Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Water-Energy Nexus
Efficiency	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Oil and gas development (hydraulic fracturing)	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Environmental Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Water use by energy sector	Nicole Carter Specialist in Natural Resources Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]

Experts List Coordinator

Betsy Cody ([email address scrubbed], [phone number scrubbed])