John Hansen: “in 1992, Congress passed into law the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act, which authorized the Bureau…”

“in 1992, Congress passed into law the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act, which authorized the Bureau of Reclamation to contribute up to 25 percent of the cost of designing and constructing water recycling and reuse projects. This program provides a sensible and lasting solution to the growing problem of dwindling municipal, industrial, and agricultural water supplies in many areas of the country. It will also help preserve and protect environmentally sensitive watersheds by reducing demands for freshwater supplies and by cutting back on wastewater discharges into sensitive bays and estuaries. H.R. 3660 amends title XVI of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992, to include additional worthy water reuse and recycling projects not named in the original bill. Economically and environmentally, the next step to guaranteeing more dependable and cheaper supplies of water is water reuse and recycling. Recycling programs treat wastewater that can be safely used to irrigate crops, land, golf courses, freeway medians, and replenish groundwater basins as well as supply water to industry. Because of the success of title XVI, communities from around the country are looking to water recycling as an effective way to serve their customers in an environmentally friendly manner.”