WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2000–2020

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	5	2
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	5	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	3	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE ACCORD GROUP	—	42
ALPINE GROUP PARTNERS, LLC.	—	27

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	67
SENATE	67
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	1
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	69
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	65
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	63
Agriculture	Agriculture	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	1
Travel/Tourism	Travel/Tourism	1
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	1
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	1
Utilities	Utilities	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1
Insurance	Insurance	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	1
Defense	Defense	1
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	1
Education	Education	1

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