[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 107 (Thursday, July 16, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1813]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. DEAN HELLER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 16, 2009

  Mr. HELLER. 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. 3183--Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Dean Heller
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Corps of Engineers--Construction--Rural Nevada
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Nevada Statewide: Washoe County Dept 
of Water Resources, The City of Fernley, Nevada
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4930 Energy Way, Reno, NV 89502; 595 
Silver Lace Blvd., Fernley, NV 89408
  Description of Request: $3,000,000. Funds will be used to support 
Sec. 595 of WRDA 1999 to provide rural localities in Nevada with 
funding for the design and construction of water supply, wastewater 
treatment, environmental restoration and surface water protection 
projects.
  Specifically, the Washoe County Department of Water Resources will 
use some of these funds for a multi-phased project that will provide 
water service to residents currently using domestic wells. Declining 
water levels and deteriorating water quality are resulting in domestic 
well failures. In addition, on-site septic systems are contributing 
contaminants to the groundwater, resulting in residents consuming water 
that does not meet federal and state water quality standards. The 
Washoe Department of Water Resources has been working in phases to 
construct a community water system which will provide residents with a 
reliable supply of water that meets all state and federal drinking 
water standards.
  Additionally, the City of Fernley, Nevada will use some of these 
funds for a project that includes the design, property acquisition, and 
construction of a surface water intake for the Fernley Water Treatment 
Plant. The plant currently utilizes groundwater as its only source of 
water, so this project will increase the flexibility in the management 
of Fernley's water resources. The City of Fernley currently holds 
approximately 10,000 acre-feet of surface water rights that cannot be 
utilized without such a facility. This project allows the City of 
Fernley to utilize a source of water that increases the flexibility of 
Fernley's water resources. This project enhances Fernley's drought 
tolerance and introduces surface water to its potable water customers 
with a lower concentration of arsenic than Fernley's groundwater.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Dean Heller
  Bill Number: H.R. 3183
  Account: Department of Energy--Science
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Desert Research Institute
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512
  Description of Request: $750,000. This funding will help the Desert 
Research Institute create a statewide center to house and use all 
available data needed to better understand the current and potential 
future distribution of water resources within Nevada. Water has become, 
and will continue to be, the most important limiting resource for the 
semi-arid urbanizing western United States. This project seeks to fully 
understand current distribution of water, while also being able to 
predict accurately the impacts of future conditions (e.g., growth and 
climate change) on the availability of water.

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