[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 758 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 758

Commending the Water Replenishment District of Southern California for 
        a job well done on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2009

Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California (for herself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
  Harman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, and Ms. 
 Richardson) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commending the Water Replenishment District of Southern California for 
        a job well done on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

Whereas the Water Replenishment District of Southern California was created by 
        the voters on November 17, 1959;
Whereas the election was the culmination of a 17-year effort by groundwater 
        producers in the Central and West Coast Basins to devise a system to 
        manage and finance the restoration of dangerously depleted basins, 
        retard and reverse the intrusion of sea water, institute a program of 
        annual replenishment, and to adjudicate and thus protect the rights of 
        groundwater producers;
Whereas for five decades, the Water Replenishment District of Southern 
        California has operated to fulfill its mission, thus assuring the 
        continued beneficial use of the basins for groundwater production;
Whereas programs and projects to fulfill its mission have included the 
        pioneering use of recycled water and the expanded capture and use of 
        storm water for replenishment, multiple groundwater contamination 
        cleanup projects in the Central Basin, desalination of brackish water in 
        the West Coast Basin, and the supply of water to the seawater barrier 
        wells in both basins;
Whereas the programs and projects of the Water Replenishment District of 
        Southern California have resulted in the steady reduction of reliance on 
        the expensive and uncertain supply of imported water and the steady 
        increase in the use of locally-developed supply; and
Whereas the goal of the Water Replenishment District of Southern California is 
        to eliminate the use of imported water for replenishment by 2015 by 
        implementing the programs and projects of the ``Water Independence Now'' 
        objective: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the Water Replenishment District of Southern 
        California for a job well done on the occasion of its 50th 
        anniversary, and
            (2) recognizes the crucial role the Water Replenishment 
        District plays in the daily lives of Southern California 
        residents.
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