[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 MAKE CALIFORNIA MORE DROUGHT RESILIENT

  (Ms. PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, for roughly two decades, Western States have 
endured extreme drought conditions. This hurts our economy, endangers 
life, and increases costs for Californians.
  To avoid importing costly water from distant watersheds, we have to 
continue to make bold investments to make California more drought 
resilient.
  Last year, I brought Secretary Deb Haaland to Orange County to 
announce a $12.2 million grant for the Irvine Ranch Water District's 
Syphon Reservoir Project. This will expand recycled water storage 
capacity by 1.6 billion gallons.
  The recent storms proved just how effective these reservoirs are. 
Irvine Lake has collected over a billion gallons of water so far in 
January; enough water to serve 11,000 households for a year.
  I applaud these investments that make full use of water supplies, and 
I will continue pushing to increase our resiliency and lower costs for 
families.

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