Uncertain Times: The State of Water Policy in Washington

26 Mar 2025
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The landscape of U.S. water policy is undergoing significant tumult following the return of the second Trump administration to the White House. Key federal agencies—including the EPA, Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce—are facing mounting uncertainty regarding their authority, staffing, funding, and regulatory scope. State-level responses are further complicating the picture, as governors, legislatures, and water agencies, let alone the supply chain, navigate new federal priorities, evolving litigation, and the funding landscape.

Bluefield water experts continually examine how recent legislative and executive actions are shaping water infrastructure investment, regulatory enforcement, the supply chain, and water rights management—particularly in states like California, where the Bureau of Reclamation plays a key role.

In this client webcast Bluefield’s water experts presented on where federal and state water policies currently stand, the status and outlook of federal funds appropriated for water and wastewater in stimulus laws passed by the last administration, and the challenges that lie ahead for agencies, utilities, and businesses.

In this client presentation:

  • Regulatory environment
  • Infrastructure funding
  • Tariff impacts

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