[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1973-E1974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. GARY G. MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 24, 2009

  Mr. GARY G. MILLER 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 the FY 
2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Gary G. Miller
  Bill Number: H.R. 3138

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  Account: Army Corps of Engineers, Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: County of Orange
  Address of Requesting Entity: 10 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, 
California 92701
  Funding Secured: $52,193,000
  Description of Request: The Santa Ana River Mainstream Project, 
including Prado Dam, provide urban flood protection to the growing 
communities in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino Counties, and 
has been a high priority project for the Army Corps of Engineers since 
it was first authorized in 1986. The Santa Ana River has been 
recognized as the worst flood threat west of the Mississippi River. The 
Army Corps of Engineers estimates if flood mitigation is not completed, 
a major storm event could flood over 110,000 acres, kill 3,000 people, 
and destroy up to $15 billion worth of property in Orange, Riverside, 
and San Bernardino Counties. Floods from the Santa Ana River would 
destroy interstate transportation facilities, railroads and highways, 
and have long-term effects on business activities on a national level. 
The project, which extends some 75 miles along the Santa Ana River, 
will increase levels of flood protection to more than 3.35 million 
people in the area. Federal assistance for the start of construction 
was approved in the Fiscal Year 1990 federal budget and has been 
included in the federal budget every year since.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Gary G. Miller
  Bill Number: H.R. 3138
  Account: Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Orange County Water District
  Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 8300, Fountain Valley, 
California 92728
  Funding Secured: $100,000
  Description of Request: The Ground Water Replenishment (GWR) System 
Mid-Basin Injection Pilot Facilities Project will determine the 
feasibility, and the benefits and costs of constructing a full-scale 
project that would inject GWR System product water directly into the 
principal aquifer in an area of high volume groundwater pumping. The 
purpose of the GWR System Mid-Basin Injection Pilot Facilities Project 
is to reduce reliance on imported water by expanding local water 
supplies. This will be accomplished by increasing recharge of the 
Orange County groundwater basin through direct injection of purified, 
recycled water into the groundwater basin. This project will install 
one pilot test well and two monitoring wells, evaluating hydro-geologic 
data, and developing a preliminary plan for full-scale construction.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Gary G. Miller
  Bill Number: H.R. 3138
  Account: Bureau of Reclamation, Water and Related Resources
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Orange County Water District
  Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 8300, Fountain Valley, 
California 92728
  Funding Secured: $100,000
  Description of Request: The Groundwater Replenishment System (GWR 
System) is a jointly funded project of the Orange County Water District 
(OCWD) and the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) with OCWD 
serving as the lead or constructing agency. When complete, the GWR 
System will be the largest water recycling project of its kind in the 
world, reusing 140,000 acre feet per year (AFY) of advance treated 
wastewater (recycled water). The GWR System will supplement existing 
water supplies by providing a new, reliable, high-quality source of 
water to recharge the Orange County Groundwater Basin and protect the 
Basin from further degradation due to seawater intrusion. By treating 
excess storm flows along the Santa Ana River, the GWR System project 
also postpones the need for OCSD to construct a new ocean outfall in 
Huntington Beach.

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