{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://titus.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5936", "Congresswoman Dina Titus Secures Several Water Wins in the Water Resources Development Act of 2026", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "NV", "Dina Titus", "T000468", "titus.house.gov", "titus", "https://titus.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 The House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 to fund the Army Corps of Engineers for the next two years. Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) helped craft this package as a senior member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. The bill includes provisions proposed by Rep. Dina Titus to strengthen water conservation efforts. It now faces consideration in the Senate.\n\n\u201cThe prolonged drought and the shrinking Colorado River make it imperative that we think outside the box and use every tool possible to mitigate our water supply crisis,\u201d Congresswoman Titus said. \u201cThis legislation strengthens the ability of the Army Corps of Engineers to protect dwindling water supplies. It includes provisions I championed to create an Office of Water Supply, Water Conservation, and Drought Resilience that would promote water conservation and drought resiliency measures at federal water projects such as those to optimize reservoir storage, support aquifer storage and recharge, and institute nature-based solutions in drought-prone areas.\u201d\n\nAnother provision Congresswoman Titus led in the package would direct the Army Corps to consider the impact of data centers on water supply and conservation projects.\n\n\u201cWe need to better understand the effects data centers will have on water supplies, particularly in desert areas like Southern Nevada prone to drought,\u201d she said. \u201cTwo-thirds of proposed data centers are in drought-prone regions, and over 70 of those are in Nevada. WRDA 2026 will help strengthen transparency about how this influx of data centers will impact the water supply.\u201d\n\nThe WRDA 2026 bill also includes provisions championed by Congresswoman Titus to create a pilot program to use natural infrastructure in dryland streams in arid and desert regions.\n\nThis program will be beneficial in Nevada, where 88 percent of streams are ephemeral, including the Amargosa River which has been labeled one of the most endangered rivers in the United States.\n\nProvisions led by Congresswoman Titus in the legislation are:\n\n\u00b7 Strengthening the Army Corp\u2019s Focus on Water Supply: Builds upon the provisions in WRDA 2024 intended to elevate water supply issues at the Corps of Engineers by establishing a new Office of Water Supply, Water Conservation, and Drought Resilience. The purpose of the office is to promote water supply, water conservation, and drought resiliency at water resource development projects.\n\n\u00b7 Drought Resiliency Projects: Establishes two new continuing authorities programs to carry out small-scale projects for drought resiliency and for flood control structure enhancement.\n\n\u00b7 Dryland Streams Pilot Program: Directs the Army Corp to research and test the effectiveness of natural infrastructure in dryland streams in arid, semi-arid, and drought-prone areas. This will be beneficial in Nevada, where 88 percent of streams are ephemeral, including the Amargosa River which was recently labeled one of America\u2019s most endangered rivers.\n\n\u00b7 Dam Safety: Reauthorizes the dam safety program through 2031 and includes key changes to give states the flexibility they need to protect communities. This is based on the DAMS Act (H.R.5414), a bill Rep Titus co-lead with Rep Van Drew.\n\n\u00b7 Truckee River Flood Control Project: Provides needed deauthorizations to ensure continued implementation of the Truckee River Flood Management Project (TRMA). Through this project, the cities of Reno and Sparks, Washoe County, and numerous other stakeholders are working together to reduce the devastating impacts of flooding along the Truckee River in Washoe County, Nevada.", 1, "2026-09-18T09:27:43Z", "2026-09-18T09:29:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://titus.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5936"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8415421470999718, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}