William M. ``Mac'' Thornberry: “I rise in support of H.R. 2007. This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to allow the use of the Bureau of…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 2007. This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to allow the use of the Bureau of Reclamation facilities in Texas for the transport of water from the proposed Canadian River conjunctive use ground-water project to municipalities receiving water from the existing reclamation project. This additional water is needed because the yield of the Reclamation's Canadian River project is less than originally anticipated and because of ongoing water quality problems associated with the Federal project. The Canadian River Municipal Water Authority has a proposal to construct this ground-water project in order to supplement project water supplies with better quality ground water. The proposed ground-water project will not require Federal funding. It would be interconnected with the existing Canadian River project facilities in order for the ground water to be mixed with project water and distributed throughout the existing conveyance system. This legislation is needed because questions have been raised about the authority of the Bureau of Reclamation to allow the interconnection of the non-Federal ground-water project with the Federal Canadian River project facilities.”