Sen Catherine Cortez Masto Archives

Cortez Masto Announces $40 Million to Fight Drought in Nevada and Across the West

By manfordmcgreer December 27, 2021Colorado River, News and information, On The Water Front, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), The Economy, Virgin River, Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB)

For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced today that funds she worked to secure to fight drought are being delivered to Nevada through the bipartisan Infrastructure…

Water Bill Passes Senate

By Michael McGreer May 3, 2021Climate Change, Colorado River, Health, News and information, On The Water Front, Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), The Economy, Virgin River, Virgin River Water District, Virgin Valley Water Board (VVWB)

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) released the following statement after the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act passed the Senate on a bipartisan, 89-2…

Walker River Grant Announced

By Andrew Davey November 10, 2020Climate Change, Health, News and information, On The Water Front, The Economy, walker lake

[Editor's note: On September 17, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled after oral arguments in the Walker Case" that the public trust doctrine is embedded in current water law and disallows the relocation…

Cortez Masto, Rosen Applaud $20 Million in EPA Funding for Clean Water

By February 27, 2020News and information, On The Water Front, Virgin River, walker lake

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) applauded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for awarding $20.6 million in State Revolving Funds (SRFs) to Nevada to…