NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1156, introduced by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Loretta Sanchez), increases the authorized…”

“Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1156, introduced by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Loretta Sanchez), increases the authorized Federal cost ceiling of the phase I Regional Water Reclamation Project in Orange County, California, by $60 million. Local project sponsors have expressed a desire to expand the groundwater replenishment system, which injects highly treated wastewater blended with other sources of water into the local groundwater aquifer. This project will provide an additional water supply for future use and create a freshwater barrier to prevent seawater intrusion. The project reduces the region's dependency on imported water supplies and provides drought-proofing safeguards. I urge my colleagues to support this important bill.”