[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 8, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1675]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. DANA ROHRABACHER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 8, 2009

  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46)
  Bill Number: H.R. 2997
  Name of Project: Smart Time Irrigation Controller Installation 
Program
  Account: Conservation Operations
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Municipal Water District of Orange 
County
  Address of Requesting Entity: 18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley, CA, 
92708
  Description of Request: I received $134,000 for the Municipal Water 
of Orange County's Smart Time Irrigation Controller Installation 
Program. The application of smart irrigation controller technology will 
help Orange County and greater-Southern California manage its existing 
water supplies more efficiently. It will also help take pressure off 
our imported water supplies from Northern California and the Colorado 
River. Additionally, it will demonstrate for other areas with water 
supply challenges the effectiveness of these devices in achieving 
significant water savings. Finally, there are environmental protection 
benefits as the devices help reduce urban runoff, which is responsible 
for transporting pollutants and sediment into natural waterways and 
eventually to beaches and the ocean.
  The application of Smart Irrigation Controller technology will help 
Orange County and greater-Southern California manage its existing water 
supplies more efficiently. It will also help take pressure off our 
imported water supplies from Northern California and the Colorado 
River. Additionally it will demonstrate for other parts of the county 
with water supply challenges the effectiveness of these devices in 
achieving significant water savings. Funds will be used for labor, 
professional services, and printing and marketing. It is my 
understanding that local and regional funding will contribute 
approximately seventy percent of the FY2010 cost.

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