[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 15, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E490-E491]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PROVIDE SAN DIEGO WITH WATER

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                            HON. BOB FILNER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 15, 2011

  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I have introduced H.R. 917, the South San 
Diego County Water Reclamation Project of 2011, to authorize the Bureau 
of Reclamation's participation in Phase I of the South San Diego County 
Water Reclamation Project.
  Southern California must reduce dependence on water that is imported 
from outside the region. The South San Diego County Water Reclamation 
Project is a comprehensive and coordinated approach by public water 
agencies to address this need by sustainably using groundwater 
resources through desalination of brackish water, and recycling of 
wastewater for non-potable uses.
  When fully implemented, the Project will reduce dependence on 
imported water by approximately 18,600 acre-feet (or 4 billion gallons) 
per year, enough to provide service to about 37,000 households. This 
will minimize

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supply and environmental impacts to the region's imported water 
sources, the Colorado River, and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta. 
This water supply would also mitigate the potential impacts of planned 
or emergency water supply interruptions.
  The Project includes the following components:
  A Regional Concentrate Conveyance Facility would serve existing and 
future desalting and water reclamation facilities. The proposed 
Conveyance Facility will facilitate continued and expanded operation of 
the existing Reynolds Desalination Facility and potentially other 
facilities that may be developed in the region.
  An additional groundwater desalination facility in the Otay River 
Valley.
  A Recycled Water Membrane Bioreactor Facility to treat wastewater and 
produce recycled water that will be constructed as part of Phase II of 
the project.
  The South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project will highly 
leverage scarce Federal resources. The maximum Federal share would be 
25 percent, so each Federal dollar authorized would be matched by a 
minimum of three nonfederal dollars. In addition, no Federal funding 
would be used for the operation or maintenance of these facilities.

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