[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 107 (Friday, July 27, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1458-E1459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               THE LITTLE SANDY WATERSHED PROTECTION ACT

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                         HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 27, 2001

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I'm proud to be an original cosponsor of 
H.R. 427, the Little Sandy Watershed Protection Act. This bill extends 
the boundaries of the Bull Run Watershed to include the Little Sandy 
Watershed, ensuring quality drinking water for the Portland 
Metropolitan area for many years to come. It will also protect water 
quality and vital habitat for wildlife, including endangered species of 
steelhead and chinook salmon.
  The Bull Run Reserve was established in 1892 to provide clean and 
safe drinking water

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to the residents of Portland, Oregon, and surrounding communities. Over 
the next century, logging shrunk the reserve from 142,000 acres to just 
over 90,000. During the same time, the Portland Metropolitan area 
swelled to a population of nearly one million people. By protecting the 
hydrology of the Little Sandy Watershed, this Congress will build on 
over a century long legacy of drinking water protection for Oregon.
  H.R. 427 is an important step in providing safe drinking water for 
Oregon's largest population center. I strongly support this bill and I 
urge its adoption.

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