There's a lot going on "Out In NWRA Country"!
NWRA Holds Annual Conference and Leadership ForumThis year's NWRA Annual Conference and Leadership Forum was tremendous success, with well over 200 registrants networking, strategizing, and learning over the course of the first week of November. Officials from the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation addressed the group via video conference, and a host of other industry experts were on hand for in-person presentations and discussions. Thirteen individuals were recognized for extraordinary contributions to the industry and the association, and new officers were elected for the 2026 calendar year. The conference which was held in Tucson, Arizona, was preceded by a tour of water and agriculture operations in and around Phoenix and Yuma, Arizona, which was organized and hosted by the Agribusiness and Water Council of Arizona.
Women in Water Scholarship Fund Announces 2025–2026 Award Winner The Women in Water Scholarship Fund has awarded its seventh ever scholarship to Dani Morgutia, a water resource analyst at the Long Beach Utilities Department in Long Beach, California. She is currently a senior at California State University Northridge where she is working on a degree in Public Administration with an emphasis on water policy.
Nebraska's State Natural Resource, Environment and Energy Bodies Merge The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (DEE) recently merged under a legislation passed by the state legislature and enacted into law by the state's governor. Effective July 1, 2025, the combined agency is now titled the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment. The new department brings together the state's water management initiatives, energy policies, and envronmental protection efforts. |