WATER

Agreements

Preliminary settlement between Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians and Sierra Pacific Power Co., 18964-18968 [4AU]

Amendments

Energy and water development: appropriations (H.R. 2696), 13624 [27JN], 13685, 13688, 13692, 13696-13698, 13713 [28JN], 16603, 16605, 16610, 16613, 16614, 16618, 16721-16724 [27JY]

———appropriations (H.R. 2696), conference report, 20453 [14SE]

Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act: enact (S. 1554), 29231 [15NO]

Analyses

Management of Nitrogen on Groundwater and Surface Water (H.R. 2258), 8413 [4MY]

National Groundwater Research Act (H.R. 2734), 13206 [22JN]

Rural Water Supply Assistance Act (S. 1296), 14320 [12JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2696, energy and water development appropriations, 16642 [27JY], 19509 [6SE]

Articles and editorials

Looming Water Crisis Threatens Mideast—Shortages Could Ignite Wars in Fragile Region, 7654 [1MY]

Our Water Agencies' Historic Growth Agenda Needs a New Mission, 20705 [18SE]

Relief Finally Coming to Border Slums—Texas Bill Provides Clean Water, Sewers, 12614 [20JN]

Tapping Science, Budgets for Answers, 7656 [1MY]

We Could've Told 'Em, 22560 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: devote conservation acreage to water storage (see H.R. 764)

———minimize impact of nitrogen on water quality (see S. 1596; H.R. 2258)

Butte, MT: construction of a water treatment plant for Anaconda Mines (see S. 1906)

Casco Bay, ME: priority consideration under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 1189)

Central Valley project, California: delivery of water from the New Melones Unit (see H.R. 3354)

Clean Water Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 369)

Coal mining: treating water supplies adversely affected (see S. 943; H.R. 1315)

Conejos Water Conservancy District, CO: control of Platoro Reservoir (see S. 1118)

Denison, TX: remove limitation on amount of water supplied from Lake Texoma (see H.R. 2894)

Dept. of Agriculture: coordination of groundwater policy (see H.R. 3574)

Ecology: aquatic sediment contamination (see S. 1210)

———impact of Federal actions on oceans, Great Lakes, atmosphere, and global environment (see H.R. 1003)

Emergency Water Assistance Act: enact (see S. 862)

Energy and water development: appropriations (H.R. 2696), waiving certain points of order against consideration (see H. Res. 187)

EPA: increases in fluoridation levels (see H.J. Res. 139)

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 1393)

———grant program for treatment (see H.R. 700)

Geological Survey: authorize water resources research activities (see H.R. 37)

Great Lakes: uniform definition (see H.R. 1002)

Great Lakes Critical Programs Act: enact (see S. 1646)

Groundwater: assistance to small communities with radium contamination (see S. 397)

———intergovernmental and interagency cooperation (see S. 362)

———research into contamination and remediation (see S. 203)

Hazardous substances: regulate transport near bodies of drinking water (see H.R. 2875)

High Plains States Groundwater Demonstration Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3793)

Indians: Ute Indian's water rights (see S. 536; H.R. 1285)

Interagency Ground Water Research Committee: establish (see H.R. 2734)

Lake Gaston, NC: Sec. of the Army environmental impact statement for water pipeline project with Virginia Beach, VA (see H.R. 1551)

Lake Meredith: salinity control project (see S. 486)

Leadville, CO: construction of a water treatment plant for water from the Leadville Mine drainage tunnel (see S. 1275; H.R. 2896)

Mid-Dakota Rural Water System: authorizing planning and construction (see S. 1546, 1765; H.R. 3174)

Municipal and Industrial Water Conservation Act: enact (see S. 1422)

National Drinking Water Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 60, 230; H.J. Res. 134)

National Plumbing Products Efficiency Act: enact (see S. 583)

North Dakota Reservoir Management Improvement Act: enact (see S. 1862)

Patuxent River, MD: national water quality management demonstration site (see S. Res. 109)

Pesticides: prevent contamination of groundwater (see H.R. 599)

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program: amend certain water service contract (see H.R. 648, 1031)

———service contracts for the Frenchman Unit (see S. 1509)

Platoro Reservoir: transfer to the Conejos Water Conservancy District, CO (see H.R. 1462)

Plumbing product: manufacturing and labeling standards (see H.R. 1185)

Pollution: allow flexibility to State in use of allocated funds (see H.R. 3431)

———overflows from combined storm and sanitary sewer systems (see H.R. 3120)

Public utilities: bankruptcy and reorganization guidelines (see H.R. 681)

Public works: Federal cost sharing for supply projects (see H.R. 1155)

———financing of certain publicly owned treatment works (see S. 1514)

———removal of cabins from any Federal water resources project (see H.R. 3416)

REA: rural development and small community water and sewer improvement (see S. 1027)

Reclamation States Ground Water Protection and Management Act: enact (see H.R. 2521)

Rural areas: business assistance and emergency water project grants (see H.R. 3382)

———health care and water facilities (see S. 1028)

———water and waste water services (see H.R. 3435)

Rural Water Supply Assistance Act: enact (see S. 1296)

Saline water: research project for evaporation system (see H.R. 3309)

San Diego, CA: authorize a water reclamation and reuse study (see H.R. 570, 3551)

Sec. of the Interior: long-term needs of insular areas (see H.R. 3596)

Sewage disposal: construction and operation of certain treatment works relative to international treaties' regulation (see H.R. 2476)

States: grants for water and waste facilities (see S. 1331)

Solano water project: Dept. of the Interior prepayment of indebtedness and transfer of title (see H.R. 1611)

Taxation: deduction for water and sewer service charges (see H.R. 938)

Texas: EPA demonstration program for sewer and water supply facilities for certain colonias (see H.R. 2117)

Town Bluff, TX: Robert Douglas Willis Hydropower Project (see H.R. 923)

Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act: enact (see S. 1554)

Uintah Water Conservatory District: provisions relative to repayment contract (see S. 403)

U.S.-Mexico border: water and waste disposal facilities in rural areas (see H.R. 1538)

Vermejo Conservancy District, NM: relief (see S. 1932)

Water Research Act: enact (see S. 1478)

Water Resources Research Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 1101)

Western Water Policy Review Act: enact (see S. 1996)

White House Conference on Water Resources: convene (see S. Con. Res. 54; H. Con. Res. 158)

Year of Clean Water: designate (see S.J. Res. 181; H.J. Res. 369)

Explanations

Amend contract provisions relative to certain repayment for the Uintah Water Conservatory District (S. 403), 2095 [9FE]

Factsheets

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2696) Conference Report, 13668 [28JN], 20156 [12SE]

Letters

Energy and water development appropriations: Senators Chafee and Burdick, 16606 [27JY]

———Western Governors' Association, 16606 [27JY]

Environmental Infrastructure Act revenue estimate: Ronald A. Pearlman, 29430 [16NO]

Frenchman Valley Irrigation District water service: Senator Exon, 18406 [3AU]

Funds for sewage treatment programs: Senator Lautenberg, 1080 [25JA]

Leadville Mine drainage tunnel: C. Dale Duvall, 14714 [13JY]

National Plumbing Products Efficiency Act: Betsy Reifsnider, 10386 [31MY]

———C. Wayne Jordan, 10387 [31MY]

———Elizabeth R. Raisbeck, National Audubon Society, 4358 [15MR]

———J. Leonard Ledbetter, 10386 [31MY]

———Jay D. Hair, National Wildlife Federation, 4357 [15MR]

———Peter Miller, 10386 [31MY]

Lists

Environmental legislation deemed of importance by Representative Hamilton, 9151 [15MY]

Nebraska water development study projects, 20151 [12SE]

Memorials of legislature

Idaho, 6968 [18AP]

Louisiana, 268 [19JA], 318, 319 [20JA]

Nevada, 14017 [10JY], 15621 [20JY]

Palau, 24130 [11OC]

Motions

Energy and water development: appropriations (H.R. 2696), Bevill motion, 20160-20166 [12SE]

Questions and answers

National Plumbing Products Efficiency Act, 4358 [15MR]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: impact of nitrogen on groundwater and surface water (H.R. 2258), 8412 [4MY]

———taxpayer subsidies for environmental and resource management, 20705 [18SE]

Casco Bay, ME: priority consideration under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (H.R. 1189), 3080 [1MR]

Ecology: impact of Federal actions on oceans, Great Lakes, atmosphere, and global environment (H.R. 1492), 5002 [20MR]

Energy and water development: appropriations (H.R. 2696), 13669-13713 [28JN], 13859 [28JN]

———appropriations (H.R. 2696), appointment of conferees, 19509 [6SE]

———appropriations (H.R. 2696), conference report, 20143 [12SE]

———appropriations (H.R. 2696), permission to file conference report, 19688 [7SE]

———appropriations (H.R. 2696), waiving certain points of order against consideration (H. Res. 187), 13666-13669 [28JN]

Great Lakes: uniform definition (H.R. 1002), 2179 [9FE]

Groundwater: authorizing research activities (H.R. 37), 367 [24JA], 4163 [15MR]

Indians: Ute Indian's water rights (H.R. 1285), 3562 [7MR]

Interagency Ground Water Research Committee: establish (H.R. 2734), 13205 [22JN]

Irrigation: reclamation water from BLM projects in programs for farmers, 13658 [27JN]

Jensen Unit project, Utah: Bureau of Reclamation repayment contract, 2597 [22FE]

Lake Gaston, NC: Sec. of the Army environmental impact statement for water pipeline project with Virginia Beach, VA (H.R. 1551), 5091 [21MR]

Land and Water Conservation Program: funding, 14407 [12JY]

Leadville, CO: water treatment plant for water from the Leadville Mine drainage tunnel (H.R. 2896), 14714 [13JY]

Long Island, NY: protect underground water supplies, 30047 [17NO]

Long Island Sound, NY: ecological condition, 3048 [28FE]

Massachusetts: emergency standards for plumbing products, 3186 [1MR]

National Drinking Water Week: designate (S.J. Res. 60), 7413 [25AP]

———observance, 8857 [10MY]

Pesticides: groundwater contamination (H.R. 599), 334 [20JA]

Platoro Reservoir: transfer to the Conejos Water Conservancy District, CO (H.R. 1462), 4709 [16MR]

Pollution: clean oceans and protect Great Lakes, 13496 [27JN]

———contamination from faulty storage tanks, 4142 [14MR]

———overflows from combined storm and sanitary sewer systems (H.R. 3120), 19458 [4AU], 25509 [23OC]

Quality and availability, 1878 [7FE]

Reclamation States Ground Water Protection and Management Act: enact (H.R. 2521), 10446 [31MY]

Rural areas: business assistance and emergency water project grants (H.R. 3382), 22288-22290 [28SE]

———delivery of water and sewage service (H.R. 487), 221 [4JA]

San Diego, CA: wastewater treatment works (H.R. 570), 335 [20JA]

Sec. of the Interior: long-term needs of insular areas (H.R. 3596), 27769 [7NO]

Sewage disposal: wastewater treatment plant funding, 25898, 25899 [25OC]

Shelter Island, NY: tribute to Section Nine Task Force, 7583 [26AP]

Texas: EPA demonstration program for sewer and water supply facilities to certain colonias (H.R. 2117), 7539 [26AP], 28179 [9NO]

Tuolumne Regional Water District: water contract with BLM for New Melones Reservoir, 22188 [27SE]

U.S.-Mexico border: water and waste disposal facilities in rural areas (H.R. 1538), 5013 [21MR], 5118 [21MR], 12614 [20JN]

Water Awareness Week: California observance, 10472 [31MY]

Water quality and conservation: provisions of H.R. 2883, 14951 [26JY]

Water Resources Research Act: extend authorization (H.R. 1101), 2766 [23FE], 10822-10825 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: minimize impact of nitrogen on water quality (S. 1596), 20059 [12SE]

Butte, MT: construction of a water treatment plant for Anaconda Mines (S. 1906), 29758 [17NO]

Central Utah project: compensation of Strawberry Water Users Association, 20446-20449 [14SE]

Chicago, IL: water taste test, 22560 [29SE]

Coal mining: use of reclamation funds to replace contaminated water supplies (S. 943), 8528 [9MY]

Conejos Water Conservancy District: control of Platoro Reservoir (S. 1118), 10769 [2JN]

Ecology: aquatic sediment contamination (S. 1210), 12566 [20JN]

———defense waste and environmental restoration activities funding, 16605 [27JY]

Emergency Water Assistance Act: enact (S. 862), 7310 [19AP]

Energy and water development: appropriations (H.R. 2696), 16593-16626, 16642 [27JY]

———appropriations (H.R. 2696), conference report, 20446-20456 [14SE]

———appropriations (H.R. 2696), unanimous-consent agreement, 16626 [27JY]

Environmental Infrastructure Act: enact (S. 700), 29429 [16NO]

Great Lakes Critical Programs Act: enact (S. 1646), 21137-21140 [20SE]

Groundwater: intergovernmental and interagency cooperation (S. 362), 1812 [7FE]

———research into contamination and remediation (S. 203), 878 [25JA]

———research on contamination and remediation (S. 203), 897, 901-904 [25JA]

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act: enact, 13485 [23JN]

Indians: funding for land and water settlements, 8298 [4MY]

———Ute water rights (S. 536), 3757 [8MR]

———Ute water rights (S. 536), referral to proper committees, 3805 [8MR]

Kotzebue, AK: water system reconstruction, 16305 [26JY]

Lake Meredith: salinity control project (S. 486), 3151 [1MR]

Mid-Dakota Rural Water System Act: enact (S. 1546), 18949 [4AU]

Municipal and Industrial Water Conservation Act: enact (S. 1422), 16686-16688 [27JY]

National Drinking Water Week: designate (S.J. Res. 60), 3334 [2MR]

National Plumbing Products Efficiency Act: enact (S. 583), 4356, 4359 [15MR], 10386 [31MY]

Nebraska: designate the Virginia Smith Dam and Reservoir (S. 1450), 17496 [1AU]

North Dakota Reservoir Management Improvement Act: enact (S. 1862), 28113 [9NO]

Patuxent River, MD: national water quality management demonstration site (S. Res. 109), 7326 [19AP]

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program: service contracts for the Frenchman Unit (S. 1509), 18405, 18406 [3AU]

Public works: financing of certain publicly owned treatment works (S. 1514), 18412 [3AU]

REA: rural development and small community water and sewer improvement (S. 1027), 9553 [17MY]

Reclamation Reform Act: implementation, 27149 [3NO]

Rural areas: assistance to small communities with ground water radium contamination (S. 397), 2087 [9FE]

———health care and water facilities (S. 1028), 9553 [17MY]

Rural Water Supply Assistance Act: enact (S. 1296), 14320 [12JY]

Salt water: research on conversion to fresh water, 16250 [26JY]

Searchlight, NV: water project, 16303 [26JY]

States: grants for water and waste facilities (S. 1331), 14823 [17JY]

Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act: enact (S. 1554), 18960 [4AU], 29231 [15NO]

Uintah Water Conservatory District: provisions relative to certain repayment contract (S. 403), 2095 [9FE]

Vermejo Conservancy District, NM: relief (S. 1932), 30536 [20NO]

Water Research Act: enact (S. 1478), 17976 [2AU]

Water resources: authorizing research appropriations (S. 1635), 20690-20692 [18SE]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorizing (S. 714), 5736 [6AP]

Western Water Policy Review Act: enact (S. 1996), 31588 [21NO]

White House Conference on Water Resources: convene (S. Con. Res. 54), 15062 [18JY]

Year of Clean Water: designate (S.J. Res. 181), 15287-15289 [19JY], 25380 [20OC]

Reports by conference committees

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2696) (H. Rept. 101-235), 19715-19780 [7SE]

Reports filed

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (S. Rept. 101-75), 20048 [12SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 2696) (S. Rept. 101-83), 16041 [25JY]

———committee of conference (H.R. 2696) (H. Rept. 101-235), 19781 [7SE]

———Waiving Certain Points of Order Against Consideration of H.R. 2696: Committee on Rules, (H. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 101-115), 13604, 13621 [27JN]

Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 486) (S. Rept. 101-199), 28397 [13NO]

Leadville, CO, Mine Drainage Tunnel Water Treatment Plant: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1275) (S. Rept. 101-201), 28397 [13NO]

National Assessment of the Nature and Extent of Aquatic Sediment Contamination: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1210), 30531 [20NO]

National Drinking Water Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 60), 2646 [23FE]

Water Resources Research Act Authorization: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 1101) (H. Rept. 101-76), 10867 [6JN]

Year of Clean Water: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 181), 24993 [18OC]

Statements

Arkansas Water Projects: Senator Pryor, 5872 [10AP]

Frenchman Valley Irrigation District Water Service: Manuel Lujan, Sec. of the Interior, 18406 [3AU]

Response to Fraud and Mismanagement of Federal Trust Responsibility for Indian People: Senator McCain, 1346 [31JA]

Response to GAO Report on Strawberry Water Users Association Compensation, 20449-20451 [14SE]

Studies

Strawberry Water Users Association Compensation: GAO, 20447 [14SE]

Summaries

Groundwater Research, Management, and Education Act (S. 203), 898-901 [25JA]

Tables

Financial aspects of energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 2696), conference report, 20143 [12SE]

Funding of Corps of Engineers projects in West Virginia, 13679 [28JN]

Public work and loan projects for colonias, 14469 [12JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 187, waiving certain points of order against consideration of H.R. 2696, appropriations for energy and water development, 13666 [28JN]

H.R. 570, San Diego Sewage Treatment Improvement Act, 335 [20JA]

H.R. 1101, extend Water Resources Research Act authorization, 10821 [6JN]

H.R. 1551, environmental impact statement from Sec. of the Army for water pipeline project between Lake Gaston, NC, and Virginia Beach, VA, 5091 [21MR]

H.R. 2696, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 16593-16602 [27JY]

H.R. 2896, construction of water treatment plant for water from the Leadville Mine drainage tunnel, CO, 14714 [13JY]

H.R. 3596, long-term needs of insular areas, 27769 [7NO]

S. 203, Ground Water Research, Management, and Education Act, 878-897 [25JA]

S. 403, amend provisions relative to a certain repayment contract for the Uintah Water Conservatory District, 2095 [9FE]

S. 486, Lake Meredith salinity control project, 29263 [15NO]

S. 862, Emergency Water Assistance Act, 7311 [19AP]

S. 1028, health care and water facilities for rural areas, 9554 [17MY]

S. 1210, National Sediment Contamination Survey Act, 12566 [20JN]

S. 1275, construction of a water treatment plant for water from the Leadville Mine, Leadville, CO drainage tunnel, 29264 [15NO]

S. 1296, Rural Water Supply Assistance Act, 14321 [12JY]

S. 1331, grants to States for water and waste facilities, 14824 [17JY]

S. 1450, designate the Virginia Smith Dam and Reservoir, NE, 17496 [1AU]

S. 1478, Water Research Act, 17977 [2AU]

S. 1514, financing of publicly owned water treatment works, 18413 [3AU]

S. 1546, Mid-Dakota Rural Water System Act, 18949 [4AU]

S. 1554, Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act, 18961-18964 [4AU]

S. 1635, authorizing appropriations for water resources research, 20691 [18SE]

S. 1646, Great Lakes Critical Programs Act, 21137-21139 [20SE]

S. 1862, North Dakota Reservoir Management Improvement Act, 28114 [9NO]

S. 1932, relief to the Vermejo Conservancy District, NM, 30537 [20NO]

S. Con. Res. 54, convene a White House Conference on Water Resources, 15062 [18JY]

S. Res. 109, Patuxent River, MD: national water quality management demonstration site, 7326 [19AP]

S.J. Res. 60, National Drinking Water Week, 2953 [28FE], 7414 [25AP]

S.J. Res. 181, Year of Clean Water, 15288 [19JY], 25380 [20OC]