WATER see also Ecology

Addresses

Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts: Representative McEwen, 13658 [21MY]

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2700), 17104 [23JN], 17161 [24JN]-31831 [12NO], 31863, 31866 [13NO], 32566, 32588, 32608 [18NO]

Groundwater: national research program (S. 1105), 26918 [7OC]

———protection through State standards (S. 20), 10152 [28AP]

Resources development: research activities of Geological Survey (H.R. 791), 33231 [30NO], 33709, 33714, 33715 [2DE]

Water and Power Authorization Act: enact (S. 640), 28811, 28816, 28817, 28818, 28819 [22OC]

Analyses

EPA Aquatic Plant Management Project (H.R. 1513), 5286 [10MR]

EPA Ground Water Research Program (H.R. 2253), 10842 [30AP]

Ground Water Protection Act (H.R. 963), 3188 [5FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (S. 1038), 8986 [10AP]

National Ground Water Contamination Research Act (S. 513), 3115 [5FE]

Reclamation States Ground Water Act (H.R. 2320), 11727 [7MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2700, appropriations for energy and water development, 34772 [10DE]

Articles and editorials

Botched Study Causes Snub of Great Lakes' Coasts, 6958 [26MR]

Caulk the Regulatory Cracks, 2652 [3FE]

Drink and Be Merry, 23884 [14SE]

Haitian Water Problem Had a Simple Solution, 1248 [13JA]

In Senegal, Soil Project Brings Desert Back to Life, 8519 [8AP]

President Acts Against Clean Water, 2806 [4FE]

Pricing Water, 24262 [16SE]

Saving the Chesapeake Bay, 34104 [4DE]

Shifting Gears on a Water Issue, 10165 [28AP]

Visitors at Calvert Cliffs, 31882 [13NO]

Water Boys, 2653 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: minimize impact of nitrogen on ground and surface water quality (see S. 1696, 1767)

Arizona: settlement of certain Tohono O'odham Indians water rights claims (see H.R. 1314)

Battle Mountain Pasture Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 3234)

California bays and estuaries: prohibit disposal of waste water in certain (see H.R. 2415)

Central Valley project, CA: authorize construction of Mid-Valley Unit (see S. 608)

Clean Water Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 160; H.J. Res. 307)

Colonia Water and Sewage Service Act: enact (see S. 1838; H.R. 3524)

Colorado River: storage project (see S. 1737)

Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: enact (see S. 1415)

———enact (see H.R. 2642)

Dept. of Agriculture: plant stress and water conservation research laboratory (see S. 1652)

Dept. of Defense: prohibit permits for water pipeline project until environmental impact statement has been completed (see H.R. 1383)

Ecology: appropriations for environmental research, development, and demonstration programs (see H.R. 1523)

———NOAA to compile an inventory of pollutants discharged into the Great Lakes (see S. 1932)

El Dorado County, CA: sale of Central Valley project's Sly Park unit to irrigation district (see H.R. 516)

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 2700)

EPA: alternative water supplies for contaminated groundwater (see H.R. 2657)

———authority over State's priority list of waste water treatment projects (see H.R. 553)

———establish program of environmental research, development, and demonstration relating to ground water contamination and resources (see H.R. 2253)

———fluoridation levels in drinking (see H.J. Res. 51)

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: renewal of water quality (see S. 1, 76)

Geological Survey: authorizing water resources research activities (see S. 513)

Grand Valley project, CO: accelerated repayment (see H.R. 2397)

Great Lakes: alleviate damage along shoreline from abnormally high water levels (see H.R. 247)

———NOAA to compile an inventory of pollutants discharged into (see S. 1932)

———prevention of erosion (see H.R. 2758)

———study expansion of coastal barrier resources system to include areas of unprotected shoreline (see H.R. 2810)

Ground water: improve agricultural practices, assist communities with radium contamination, and develop Federal agency research activities (see H.R. 3676)

———national research program (see S. 1105)

———policy development (see S. 1992)

———State protection programs (see S. 20; H.R. 963)

Ground Water Safety Act: enact (see S. 1419)

Indians: settlement of certain Tahono O'odham tribe water rights claims (see S. 605)

———settlement of water rights claims of the La Jolla, Rincon, San Pasqual, Pauma, and Pala Bands of Mission Indians in San Diego County, CA (see H.R. 1699)

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: amend (see S. 735, 1038; H.R. 3821)

———extend authorization for 25 years (see S. 84)

Los Angeles, CVA: Hyperion wastewater treatment plant construction schedule (see H.R. 3394)

Lubbock, TX: authorize establishment of plant stress and water conservation research laboratory and program (see H.R. 2663)

Lyman-Jones, West River, and Oglala Sioux rural water development projects, SD: authorize (see S. 55, 1416; H.R. 2772)

National Drinking Water Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 185; H.J. Res. 391)

National Estuarine and Coastal Waters Program: establish (see H.R. 2240)

New York Bight Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 2791)

Pesticides: ground water contamination (see H.R. 3174)

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program: authorize to construct, operate, and maintain Lake Andes-Wagner and Marty II Units (see H.R. 2671)

Quality: renew (see H.R. 500)

Reclamation Projects Act: water for surplus crop (see H.R. 1443)

Reclamation States Ground Water Act: enact (see H.R. 2320)

Resources development: research activities of Geological Survey (see H.R. 791)

Rockland Lake water resources project, TX: deauthorize (see H.R. 1747)

Strategic Marine Research Program: establish (see H.R. 1717)

Taxation: exclude from gross income payments received under State programs to replace contaminated private water supplies (see H.R. 2356)

———include in gross income the amount of Federal subsidy under irrigation projects (see H.R. 3384)

Water Quality Act (H.R. 1)

———enrollment correction (H. Con. Res. 24)

Water Quality Renewal Act: repeal certain provisions (see H.R. 498)

Yakima River Basin water enhancement project: authorizing (see S. 1435)

Bulletins

Water and sewer payments to District of Columbia: James C. Miller III, OMB, 17644 [26JN]

Cloture motions

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2700), 31070 [5NO]

Comparison

S. 76 and S. 1128 from 99th Congress, 249 [6JA]

Hearings

Committee on Agriculture: Federal soil and water resource conservation activities, and implementation of Food Security Act resource conservation programs (testimony from Milton J. Hertz and Wilson Scaling), D130 [10MR]

———Lower Des Plaines tributaries project, IA (testimony), D255 [9AP]

Committee on Apropriations (House): energy and water development appropriations, D187 [24MR], D208 [30MR], D214 [31MR], D228 [2AP]

———energy and water development (testimony from Ernest J. Harrell, Charles E. Dominy, and Jerome B. Hilmes), D56 [5FE]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): energy and water development appropriations (testimony), D152 [16MR], D206 [30MR], D210 [31MR], D217 [1AP]

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: water resources research activities of the U.S. Geological Survey (testimony from Represenative Gejdenson, Dallas L. Peck, and public witnesses), D95 [26FE]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Great Lakes high water levels

———Great Lakes high water levels (testimony), D160 [17MR], D215 [31MR]

———U.S.-Canada Great Lakes water quality agreement (testimony from Peter L. Wise and Alan Thomas), D107 [3MR]

Committee on Rules: energy and water development appropriations, D220 [1AP]

———Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (H.R. 1320) (testimony), D215 [31MR]

Letters

Cost estimate for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act authorization: CBO, 16669 [18JN]

Great Lakes: George P. Shultz, Sec. of State, 3268 [10FE]

Idaho water rights: Cecil D. Andrus, Governor of Idaho, 3701 [19FE]

Improving water quality in rivers and reducing soil loss on farms: Senator Lugar, 33505 [1DE]

Kesterson Reservoir, CA, drainage and discharge: Representative Miller of California, et al, 28813 [22OC]

Lake Andes-Wagner and Marty II units, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, SD: George S. Mickelson, Governor of South Dakota, 33961 [10DE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Peter C. Myers, Dept. of Agriculture, 8985 [10AP]

Recommital of energy and water development appropriations: Charles E. Kay, Dept. of Energy, 32569 [18NO]

Study of potential water resources projects, 1054 [8JA]

Watershed projects of Soil Conservation Service, 1054 [8JA]

Water Quality Act: several organizations, 2802 [4FE]

Lists

Cosponsors of H.R. 1717, National Sea Grant College Program improvement, 11733 [7MY]

Meetings

Committee on Indian Affairs (Select): settlement of certain Indian water rights claims (S. 795), D253 [9AP]

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Land and Water Conservation Fund Act amendments (H.R. 1320), D194 [25MR]

Memorandums

Water Rights of Indians, 1281 [14JA]

Memorials of legislature

Hawaii, 16569 [17JN]

Indiana, 9772 [27AP]

Michigan, 12727 [18MY]

North Dakota, 11616 [7MY]

South Dakota, 8387 [8AP], 11615 [7MY]

Messages

National Program for Soil and Water Conservation: President Reagan, 26152 [1OC]

Newsletters

Earth's Future Habitability Threatened, 4722 [3MR]

Outline

Groundwater research program (S. 1105), 10123 [28AP]

Protection of groundwater through State standards (S. 20), 10164 [28AP]

Petitions

Clean Water Act: Greenfield, WI, Common Council, 1228 [13JA]

———Trenton, NJ, City Council, 3929 [23FE]

Endangered Species Act and western water projects: Western States Water Council, 24136 [16SE]

Quality certification: Western States Water Council, 24136 [16SE]

Proposals

National Water Quality Assessment Program, Geological Survey, 3115-3121 [5FE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: irrigation costs, 24262 [16SE]

California: State water projects, 18383 [30JN]

Clean Water Day: designate (S.J. Res. 160), 20315 [21JY]

Colonia Water and Sewage Service Act: enact (H.R. 3524), 28552 [21OC], 28773 [21OC]

Dept. of Defense: contract with UNIVOX, 11930 [11MY]

———prohibit permits for water pipeline project until environmental impact statement has been completed (H.R. 1383), 4705 [3MR]

Developing countries: assistance for rural and agricultural improvement, 34756 [10DE]

Ecology: preservation of oceans and rivers, 24895 [22SE]

El Dorado County, CA: sale of Central Valley project's Sly Park unit to irrigation district (H.R. 516), 972 [7JA]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act: enact (H.R. 2700), 17188 [24JN]

———enact (H.R. 2700; H. Res. 207), 17135 [24JN]

———enact (H.R. 2700), appointment of conferees, 34566 [9DE]

EPA: aquatic plant management project (H.R. 1513), 5286 [10MR]

———establish program of environmental research, development, and demonstration relative to ground water contamination and resources (H.R. 2253), 10841 [30AP], 33288 [30NO]

Great Lakes: alleviate damage along shoreline from abnormally high water levels (H.R. 247), 3268 [10FE]

———high water levels, 6263 [19MR]

———pollution, 33797 [2DE]

———prevention of erosion (H.R. 2758), 6958 [26MR], 17598 [25JN]

Great Lakes Water Levels Director: appointment (H.R. 1573), 5504 [11MR]

Ground water: improve agricultural practices, assist communities with radium contamination, and develop Federal agency research activities (H.R. 3676), 33288 [30NO], 33678-33680, 33681-33719 [2DE]

Ground Water Protection Act: enact (H.R. 963), 2679 [4FE], 3187 [5FE]

Groundwater Safety Act: enact, 23383 [7AU]

Illinois: remove radium from ground water, 34070 [3DE]

Irrigation Subsidy Reform Act: enact (H.R. 1443), 4928 [5MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: amend (H.R. 3821), 36657 [19DE]

Lake Andes-Wagner and Marty II Units, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin, SD: construction and operation (H.R. 2671), 15610, 15611 [11JN]

Los Angeles, CA: improvements construction schedule for Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant (H.R. 3394), 26247 [1OC]

Lubbock, TX: authorize establishment of plant stress and water conservation research laboratory and program (H.R. 2663), 15496 [11JN], 21157-21159 [27JY]

Lyman-Jones, West River, and Oglala Sioux rural water development projects, SD: authorize (H.R. 2772), 17605 [25JN]

National Estuarine and Coastal Waters Program: establish (H.R. 2240), 11579 [6MY]

National Ground Water Contamination Research Act: enact (H.R. 791), 2190 [28JA]

Reclamation Projects Act: water for surplus crop (H.R. 1443), 4928 [5MR]

Reclamation Reform Act: final regulations for implementation, 2652 [3FE]

Reclamation States Ground Water Protection and Management Act: enact (H.R. 2320), 11726 [7MY], 23883 [14SE]

Resources development: research activities of Geological Survey (H.R. 791), 33288 [30NO], 33681 [2DE], 33708 2DE-33719 [2DE], 34070 [3DE]

———research activities of Geological Survey (H.R. 791), consideration (H. Res. 318), 33677-33680 [2DE]

Strategic Marine Research Program: establish (H.R. 1717), 6433 [19MR], 11733 [7MY]

Taxation: include in gross income the amount of Federal subsidy under irrigation projects (H.R. 3384), 25915 [30SE]

Texas Tech University: Plant Stress and Water Conservation Laboratory, 15627 [11JN]

Walt Disney World, FL: water pollution control, 14049 [28MY]

Water and Power Authorization Act: enact (S. 640), 28798, 28803, 28813, 28814-28822 [22OC]

Water pollution: need for research, 14049 [28MY]

———prohibit disposal of waste water in certain California bays and estuaries (H.R. 2415), 12382 [13MY]

Water Quality Act: pollution control (H.R. 1), 2505 [3FE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: minimize impact of nitrogen on ground and surface water quality (S. 1696), 24437 [17SE]

———nitrogen levels in groundwater (S. 1767), 26911 [7OC]

Clean Water Act: amend (S. 1), 2153 [28JA]

Clean Water Day: designate (S.J. Res. 160), 16179 [16JN]

Cochiti Pueblo, NM: ground water funding, 31787 [12NO]

Colonia Water and Sewage Service Act: enact (S. 1838), 30556 [3NO]

Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act: enact (S. 1415), 17308 [24JN], 19275 [9JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: plant stress and water conservation laboratory (S. 1652), 23243 [7AU]

Dept. of Energy: water and energy programs, 26291 [2OC]

Ecology: clean water, 23352 [7AU], 28071 [15OC]

———NOAA to compile an inventory of pollutants discharged into the Great Lakes (S. 1932), 34338 [8DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2700), 30316 [30OC], 31102 [5NO], 31859 [13NO], 32022-32025 [17NO], 32566-32591 [18NO], 34153 [4DE], 37958 [22DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2700), unanimous-consent agreement, 30313 [30OC]

EPA: ground water research program, 10361 [29AP]

———report reviewing the quality of lakes, streams, and ground water, 32057 [17NO]

FERC: issuance of order relative to docket No. EL-85-38-000 (S. 214), 3701 [19FE]

Great Lakes: NOAA to compile an inventory of pollutants discharged into (S. 1932), 34338 [8DE]

Ground water: national research program (S. 1105), 10121-10126 [28AP]

———policy development (S. 1992), 37813 [21DE]

———protection through State standards (S. 20), 10163 [28AP], 10361 [29AP]

Ground Water Safety Act: enact (S. 1419), 17316-17322, 17326 [24JN], 17592 [25JN]

Groundwater Protection Act: enact (S. 20), 438-441 [6JA], 1165 [12JA]

Indians: Tohono O'odham water rights (S. 605), 4328 [26FE]

———water rights claims of certain tribes (S. 795), 13647 [21MY], 36564 [19DE]

———water rights claims of certain tribes (S. 795), referral, 14872 [5JN]

Lake Andes-Wagner and Marty II units, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, SD: construction (S. 1431), 33961 [10DE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: amend (S. 735), 5590, 5592 [12MR], 21247 [28JY], 23352 [7AU]

———amend (S. 1038), 8985 [10AP]

———extend (S. 84), 546 [6JA], 16669 [18JN]

Lyman-Jones, West River, and Oglala Sioux rural water development projects, SD: authorize (S. 1416), 17310 [24JN]

Mid-Valley Unit Act: enact (S. 608), 4330 [26FE]

Montana: EPA clean water study, 28064 [15OC]

National Drinking Water Week: designate (S.J. Res. 185), 23321 [7AU], 30322 [30OC]

National Ground Water Contamination Research Act: enact (S. 513), 3112 [5FE]

New York: recipient of Fund for Renewable Energy and the Environment award, 4377 [26FE]

Public utilities: control and safety of polluted high level waste repository water (S. 1569), 21742 [30JY]

Rhode Island: EPA water quality demonstration program, 28065 [15OC]

Spokane, WA: protection of sole source aquifer, 28062 [15OC]

TVA: wetlands use for treatment of wastewater, 16186 [16JN]

Water pollution: NOAA to compile an inventory of pollutants discharged into the Great Lakes (S. 1932), 34338 [8DE]

Water Quality Act: enact (S. 76), 248 [6JA]

Wyoming: water quality standards, 19800 [14JY]

Yakima River Basin water enhancement project (S. 1435), 17826-17828 [26JN]

Reports

Economic Demand of Water and Sewer Products on Iron and Steel Production: David J. Cantor, Library of Congress, 2511 [3FE]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2700): Committee on Energy and Commerce, 32583 [18NO]

National Drinking Water Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 185), 29882 [29OC]

National Water Quality Inventory: EPA, 32057 [17NO]

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin, SD: Jay A. Leitch, 15611 [11JN]

Toxic Pollutants in Great Lakes: Northeast-Midwest Institute, 217, 218 [6JA]

Reports filed

Clean Water Day: (S.J. Res. 160), 17007 [23JN]

Demand of Water and Sewer Products for Iron and Steel Production: David J. Cantor, Library of Congress, 2511 [3FE]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 2700) (H. Rept. 100-162), 16567 [17JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 2700) (S. Rept. 100-159), 24214 [16SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act Amendments (H.R. 1320) (H. Rept. 100-33), 7238 [30MR]

Lubbock, TX, Plant Stress and Water Conservation Research Laboratory and Program: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 2663) (H. Rept. 100-240), 21185 [27JY]

San Diego, CA, Indian Water Rights Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Select) (S. 795) (S. Rept. 100-47), 10104 [28AP]

Water Resources Development Activities of Geological Survey: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 100-155), 25748 [30SE]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 100-155), 25748 [30SE]

———Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 100-155), 25748 [30SE]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 100-464), 33333 [1DE]

———Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (H.R. 791) (H. Rept. 100-155), 25748 [30SE]

Water Rights Claims of the La Jolla, Rincon, San Pasqual, Pauma, and Pala Bands of Mission Indians, San Diego County, CA: Committee on Indian Affairs (S. 795) (S. Rept. 100-254), 35288 [11DE]

Statements

Construction Grants Program: William Ruckelshaus, 1275 [14JA]

Ground Water Contamination: National Academy of Sciences, 33683 [2DE]

———Tim Amsden, EPA, 33686 [2DE]

Ground Water Safety Act—Purpose, 17317 [24JN]

President's Veto of Clean Water Bill, 27806 [14OC]

Wastewater Treatment Project: Gayle Frye, 16186 [16JN]

———William Ruckelshaus, 1265 [14JA]

Summaries

Ground Water Safety Act (S. 1419), 17328 [24JN]

Infrastructure Funding: Private Sector Advisory Panel on Infrastructure Financing, 17590-17592 [25JN], 22216 [4AU]

Tables

Clean Water Act reauthorization under S. 76, 248 [6JA]

Comparison of authorizations (S. 1, 1128; H.R. 8), 1273 [14JA]

Cost of recommital of energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 2700), 32569 [18NO]

Federal contribution to priority water treatment facilities in New York, 217 [6JA]

Federal water and sewer payments to District of Columbia, 25787 [30SE]

Offscoring of energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 2700), 32584 [18NO]

Possible effect of spending $1 billion on water and sewer projects on steel demand, 2511 [3FE]

Waste water project grants, 1265 [14JA]

Texts of

H.R. 247, alleviate damage along Great Lakes shoreline from abnormally high water levels, 3268 [10FE]

H.R. 1443, Irrigation Subsidy Reform Act, 4928 [5MR]

H.R. 2240, establish National Estuarine and Coastal Waters Program, 11579 [6MY]

H.R. 2415, prohibit disposal of waste water in certain California bays and estuaries, 12382 [13MY]

H.R. 2663, authorize establishment of plant stress and water conservation research laboratory and program in Lubbock, TX, 21157 [27JY]

H.R. 2758, prevention of erosion of Great Lakes shoreline, 17599 [25JN]

H.R. 2761, Dept. of the Interior construction, and operation of Lake Andes-Wagner and Marty II Units, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin, SD, 15613 [11JN]

H.R. 3384, include in gross income the amount of Federal subsidy under irrigation projects, 25915 [30SE]

S. 20, Groundwater Protection Act, 1166 [12JA]

S. 76, Water Quality Act, 250-271 [6JA]

S. 214, issuance of FERC order relative to Idaho water rights, 3701 [19FE]

S. 513, National Ground Water Contamination Research Act, 3114 [5FE]

S. 608, Mid-Valley Unit Act, 4330 [26FE]

S. 640, Water and Power Authorization Act, 28809 [22OC]

S. 735, Land and Water Conservation Fund Act amendment, 5591 [12MR]

S. 795, Indian water rights claims of certain tribes, 36565-36567 [19DE]

S. 1038, Land and Water Conservation Fund Act amendments, 8985, 8986 [10AP]

S. 1415, Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, 17308 [24JN]

S. 1416, authorizing Lyman-Jones, West River, and Oglala Sioux rural water development projects, 17311 [24JN]

S. 1419, Ground Water Safety Act, 17322 [24JN]

S. 1435, Yakima River Basin water enhancement project, 17827 [26JN]

S. 1932, Great Lakes Pollutant Discharge Inventory Act, 34338 [8DE]

S. 1992, ground water policy development, 37813 [21DE]

S.J. Res. 160, Clean Water Day, 16180 [16JN], 20316 [21JY]