[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 137 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H5310-H5311]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      UNDERWATER RESOURCE MAPPING

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss recent 
developments in the area of underwater resource mapping. Scientists at 
the Scripps Institution of Oceanography used NSF funding to develop 
instruments to conduct marine electromagnetic surveys. This technology 
uses electrical currents and conduction to search for freshwater 
aquifers in the ocean, which will reveal the location of drinking water 
supplies deep below the surface of the sea.
  It has been clear to scientists for 40 years that bodies of 
freshwater exist off the U.S. East Coast. This research created the 
only noninvasive method capable of sensing the exact location of these 
valuable drinking water reserves.
  This technology has also attracted the attention of oil companies, 
which continue to develop the Scripps system to map out underwater 
resource deposits in three dimensions across the globe. Important 
projects like these improve our search for natural resources, and I 
commend the Scripps Institution and the National Science Foundation.

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