Colorado’s entire congressional delegation, Republicans and Democrats alike, is calling for the release of $140 million in frozen funds for Colorado River water projects. In January, the last days of the Biden administration, the Bureau of Reclamation awarded funding for 17 projects as part of the federal drought-response effort in the overstressed Colorado River Basin. Three days later, President Donald Trump issued sweeping executive orders that aimed to reshape federal spending priorities to match his administration’s policies. … It stalled hoped-for progress on everything from irrigation ditch repairs to fish passage projects. … [The lawmakers] sent the letter Monday to the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation, the agencies in charge of awarding the funds. 

Other water project funding news:

• E&E News by Politico: Interior approves grants for protecting wetland habitats
• Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley: News release: Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley urges federal action on water infrastructure