[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 98 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 25, 2009

  Mr. CALVERT of California. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2996, the 
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: Environmental Protection Agency, STAG Water and Wastewater 
Infrastructure
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Western Municipal Water District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 450 Alessandro Boulevard, Riverside, CA 
92508
  Description of Request: H.R. 2996 provides $500,000 for the Western 
Municipal Water District for Arlington Desalter Biodenitrification 
project. The funding will be used to build a biological denitrification 
facility for drinking water. The process, called ``Fixed-Bed Biological 
Treatment'' (FXB) uses an innovative bioreactor to remove multiple 
contaminants from groundwater. Western Municipal Water District has 
completed pilot testing of the FXB process at the Arlington Desalter 
and has already received conditional approval from the California 
Department of Public Health for a full scale facility. This new 
facility will consist of a series of large biofilter, polishing and 
backwash equalization tanks as well as supply pumps and a new 
groundwater well. It will be built at the site of the Arlington 
Desalter in Riverside, California. The project benefits the City of 
Norco, portions of the City of Riverside, unincorporated areas of 
Riverside County, and any entity within the Arlington Groundwater Basin 
by cleaning the area's water supply and creating up to 3.7 million-
gallons-per-day of new water.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert
  Bill Number: H.R. 2996
  Account: Environmental Protection Agency, STAG Water and Wastewater 
Infrastructure
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of San Juan Capistrano
  Address of Requesting Entity: 32400 Paseo Adelanto, San Juan 
Capistrano, CA 92675
  Description of Request: H.R. 2996 provides $500,000 to the City of 
San Juan Capistrano for ground water recovery plant expansion and 
regional distribution facility. The funding will allow the city to 
expand the current capacity of the existing treatment facility to 7.3 
million-gallons-per-day from 5.6 million-gallons-per-day. During the 
ongoing drought, water that is produced locally can be conveyed to 
surrounding water agencies thereby reducing the demands placed on the 
Sacramento Bay Delta and the Colorado River. In the event of a natural 
disaster or other emergency, the treatment plant will have the ability 
to function as a regional distribution facility to neighboring water 
agencies and helping to provide a reliable source of safe drinking 
water.

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