Walter B. Jones: “S. 1025, introduced by Senator Pat Roberts and supported by our Kansas colleague Todd Tiahrt, authorizes the Secretary…”

“S. 1025, introduced by Senator Pat Roberts and supported by our Kansas colleague Todd Tiahrt, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the funding and implementation of an aquifer recharge program near the city of Wichita. The Equus Beds aquifer has supplied water to Wichita for over 60 years, but groundwater levels continue to decline. The bill's project will use excess water flows from the Little Arkansas River to recharge the aquifer and would provide significant new water storage capacity for area water consumers. This enhanced aquifer recharge and storage concept will help impede saline water intrusion and enhance the region's long-term water needs. I urge support of the bill.”