[Senate Report 104-322]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 497
104th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE

 2d Session                                                     104-322
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                        WATER RECYCLING PROJECTS

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                 July 16, 1996.--Ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Murkowski, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 901]

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was 
referred the bill (S. 901) to amend the Reclamation Projects 
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of certain water reclamation and 
reuse projects and desalination research and development 
projects, and for other purposes, having considered the same, 
reports favorably thereon with amendments and recommends that 
the bill, as amended, do pass.
    The amendments are as follows:
    1. On page 4, after line 2, insert the following:

          (I) The City of West Jordan Water Reuse Project to 
        recycle and reuse water in their service area from the 
        South Valley Water Reclamation Facility Discharge 
        Waters in Utah.
          (J) The Toole Wastewater Treatment and Reuse project 
        to reclaim and reuse water in the service area of Toole 
        City Sewer District, Toole, Utah.
          (K) The Central-East and West-South Water Recycling 
        projects to reclaim and reuse water from the San 
        Antonio Water system Leon Creek Wastewater Treatment 
        Plant, San Antonio, Texas.

    2. On page 4, line 5, delete ``cost.'' and insert in lieu 
thereof ``cost, except that the Secretary may provide up to 50 
percent of the cost of any feasibility study.''
    3. At the end of the bill insert the following new section:

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON FUNDING.

    No funds may be appropriated for the construction of any 
project authorized under this Act until a feasibility study has 
been completed and the Secretary has determined that the 
nonfederal project sponsor is financially capable of funding 
the non-federal share of the project's costs. The Secretary 
shall notify the Committees on Resources and Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy and 
Natural Resources and Appropriations of the Senate within 120 
days of a request by the non-federal sponsor of a project for a 
determination of financial capability of his determination: 
Provided, That, failure to make such notification within 120 
days shall be deemed to constitute a determination that the 
sponsor is financially capable.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of S. 901 is to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to participate in 12 water reclamation and reuse 
projects and 2 desalination projects.

                          Background and Need

    Title XVI of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-575, 106 Stat. 4006) 
authorized a program of wastewater reclamation and reuse 
feasibility and demonstration projects within the Reclamation 
States. The Federal share of the costs was limited to 50 
percent. In addition, several individual studies were directed 
as well as 5 projects (San Jose, Phoenix, San Diego, Los 
Angeles, and San Gabriel Basin) for which funding was limited 
to 25 percent. The legislation was directed at reuse of 
existing supplies and did not address desalination although 
title XI did authorize a program to research and demonstrate 
methods for control of salinity at Salton Sea, California with 
50 percent Federal cost-sharing.
    The use of reclaimed water in the arid West is significant, 
especially in areas experiencing groundwater overdraft or 
facing reduced freshwater supplies. While municipal uses are 
the primary beneficiaries of the program, there can be 
significant indirect benefits to other consumptive uses, such 
as agriculture, and non-consumptive uses, such as augmenting 
in-stream flows or reducing depletions.
    The projects proposed in the legislation are as follows:

North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project

    Participants: Leucadia County Water District, Leucadia, 
California; San Elijo Joint Powers Authority, Cardiff, 
California; Olivenhain Municipal Water District, California; 
City of Carlsbad, California.
    The North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project is 
a regional response to the water supply problems facing 
northern San Diego County, which is almost completely dependent 
upon imported water from northern California and the Colorado 
River. The 16,800 acre feet (AF) per year of recycled water 
produced by this project will be used for landscaping, golf 
courses, schools, nurseries, agricultural irrigation, and 
industrial applications. The use of recycled water for these 
non-potable applications will greatly reduce the demands on 
scarce drinking water supplies, while also promising area 
businesses a more reliable water supply, especially in times of 
drought or earthquakes.
    The total cost of constructing the North San Diego County 
Area Water Recycling Project is expected to be about $98 
million. S. 901 will authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
contribute up to 25 percent of this amount.

Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project

    Participants: Calleguas Municipal Water District, Thousand 
Oaks, California; City of Oxnard, California.
    The Calleguas Municipal Water District Water Recycling 
Project, also referred to locally as the Oxnard Reclaimed Water 
Project, will recycle up to 15,000 AF of water per year. This 
water, which is currently discharged into the Pacific Ocean, 
will instead be used to recharge the groundwater aquifers of 
the Oxnard Plain Basin. The project will increase the 
reliability of water supply from the currently overdrafted 
Basin, while also creating a barrier to seawater intrusion, 
which is currently threatening the water quality in the Basin.
    The total cost of constructing the Calleguas Municipal 
Water District Water Recycling Project is expected to be $80 
million. S. 901 will authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
contribute up to 25 percent of this amount.

Central Valley Water Recycling Project

    Participants: Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District 
(SLCWCD), West Jordan, Utah; Central Valley Water Reclamation 
Facility (CVWRF), Salt Lake City, Utah; Central Utah Water 
Conservancy District (CUWCD), Orem, Utah.
    The Central Valley Water Recycling Project will initially 
recycle up to 26,700 AF per year of effluent from the Central 
Valley Water Reclamation Facility. This treated effluent, 
normally discharged into Mill Creek/Jordan River, will instead 
receive additional treatment then be pumped to irrigation 
canals for agricultural use during the warm months, and for 
discharge into the Great Salt Lake during the winter. The use 
of this recycled water will reduce by an equal amount water 
normally acquired from Utah Lake, making 26,700 AF of water 
available for conservation purposes in the Utah Lake/Jordan 
River system. The conserved water will also result in relief 
for CUWCD and SLCWCD from Central Utah Project (CUP) debt 
repayments to the federal government.
    The total cost of constructing the Central Valley Water 
Recycling Project is expected to be $35 million. S. 901 will 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute up to 25 
percent of this amount.

St. George Area Water Recycling Project

    Participants: City of St. George, Utah.
    The St. George Area Water Recycling Project will initially 
recycle 6700 AF of water per year, with an expected capacity of 
over 15,000 AF per year as the supply of treated wastewater 
increase along with the rapidly growing population of St. 
George. The recycling project will initially serve four golf 
courses, two schools, three city parks, and a city cemetery.
    The total cost of the project is expected to be $10 
million. S. 901 will authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
contribute up to 25 percent of this total.

Watsonville Area Water Recycling Project

    Participant: City of Watsonville, California.
    The Watsonville Area Water Recycling Project will recycle 
up to 10,000 AF per year of effluent from the city's wastewater 
treatment plant to be used for golf courses, Caltrans 
applications and agriculture irrigation. Portions of the 
recycled water will also be used for groundwater recharge and 
to create a seawater intrusion barrier to protect the currently 
threatened agricultural economy of the region. This water 
recycling project will also serve to reduce current discharges 
into Monterey Bay, a National Marine Estuary.
    The total cost of constructing the Watsonville Area Water 
Recycling Project will be $14 million. S. 901 will authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to contribute 25 percent of that 
amount.

Southern Nevada Water Recycling Project

    Participants: Clark County Sanitation District; Las Vegas 
Valley Water District.
    Las Vegas Valley is one of the fastest growing areas in the 
United States. The recycling project would obtain lesser 
quality water from the Clark County Sanitation District's 
wastewater Treatment Plant to reduce the use of potable water 
supplies. The project consists of two parts each estimated at a 
total cost of $27.5 million. The Eastern project is estimated 
to provide 8.5 million gallons per day (mgd) of reclaimed 
water, while the Western Facility would provide 7.5 mgd.
    The total cost for the two projects would be approximately 
$55 million with a Federal contribution of 25 percent.

Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation and Reuse Study

    Participant: City of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    The city is working with two major semiconductor companies, 
Philips and Intel, to implement wastewater reuse programs. The 
Intel project would inject reclaimed wastewater into an aquifer 
and the Philips project will reuse wastewater for irrigation 
and industrial uses. The city is beginning a feasibility study 
in cooperation with Intel for the reinjection project and in 
the design phase with Philips for reuse by agricultural and 
industrial sectors. The total amount of wastewater reclaimed 
daily could be as much as 6 mgd.
    The capital costs associated with the Intel project would 
be $37 million and $3 million for the 1 mgd Philips project. S. 
901 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute 
up to 25 percent of these costs. Two additional projects raised 
at the Subcommittee hearing by the city are a demonstration 
project to reclaim water from a city well from naturally 
occurring arsenic that could cost about $3 million, and a full-
scale municipal wastewater reclamation and aquifer reinjection 
to meet zero discharge standards imposed by EPA that could cost 
$700 million. The Federal share would be 25 percent.

El Paso Water Reclamation and Reuse Project

    Participant: El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board, 
El Paso, Texas
    The El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board recently 
began design of a five-phase reclaimed water distribution 
system for the Utilities' Northwest Wastewater Treatment Plant. 
It has a capacity of 17.5 mgd. Design work is being completed 
on the first two phases of the project to deliver treated and 
filtered wastewater from the Northwest plant to industry, 
parks, golf courses and school grounds on the west side of El 
Paso. Some of the potable water conserved by the project will 
be provided to colonias in the upper valley. The wastewater 
reuse plan for the northwest side of the city calls for dual 
piping to residential areas.
    The total cost for the El Paso Water Reclamation and Reuse 
Project is expected to be $15 million. S. 901 would authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to contribute up to 25 percent of 
this amount.

Long Beach Desalination Research and Development Project

    Participants: Central Basin Municipal Water District; 
Southern California Edison Company; City of Long Beach Water 
Department; Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; 
Water Replenishment District of Southern California.
    The proposed 5 mgd sea water desalination system will be 
sited at southern California Edison's Alamitos Generating 
Station in Long Beach. This cooperative demonstration project 
is aimed at testing new plant designs that will lead to cost-
effective desalination technology.
    The total cost of the Long Beach Desalination Research and 
Development Project is expected to be $27 million. S. 901 would 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute up to 50 
percent of this total amount.

Las Vegas Area Shallow Aquifer Desalination Research and Development 
        Project

    Participants: Clark County Sanitation District; Las Vegas 
Valley Water District.
    This project would address the potential to relieve the 
sewer system of shallow groundwater flows and identify ways to 
recover the saline groundwater for reuse purposes and reduce 
the salinity of effluent being discharged into Lake Mead. The 
reclaimed water is estimated to be suitable for groundwater 
recharge as well as direct reuse by industry and agriculture.
    The total cost for the project is estimated at 
approximately $23 million with the Federal share authorized at 
50 percent.
    The Committee added four additional projects during 
consideration of this legislation (two of which are combined as 
the San Antonio project). Those projects are:

City of West Jordan Water Refuse Project

    Participant: City of West Jordan, Utah.
    This project would consist of the construction of the 
facilities to treat and distribute reclaimed water for the 
irrigation of public and, possibly, private properties. The 
project is estimated to cost approximately $6.24 million. The 
overall system would include piping, a main pump station, a 
booster pump station, a storage reservoir, and polishing 
filters. Reclaimed water could be pumped to the high end of the 
system throughout the day and night. During periods of 
irrigation, the overall demand would be met from both the 
reservoir and the pump stations. The main pipeline would 
connect the South Valley Water Reclamation Facility (a regional 
wastewater treatment facility) to a storage reservoir near Old 
Bingham Highway. The main pipeline would be located primarily 
in a railroad right-of-way and consist of 24,, diameter PVC 
pipe while lateral lines ranging from 6,, to 18,, diameter 
would connect the main pipeline to the irrigated areas.
    The reuse project would reduce the City of West Jordan's 
need to obtain potable water from Salt Lake County Water 
Conservancy District, which currently provides almost half of 
West Jordan's supply, the balance coming from wells. The reuse 
project would permit West Jordan to use reclaimed water for 
non-potable needs, thereby reducing its dependence on 
additional acquisitions from Salt Lake County. S. 901 would 
authorize Federal sharing of 25 percent of the cost of the 
project.

Toole Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Project

    Participant: City of Toole, Utah.
    This project consists of a treatment facility, storage 
ponds for irrigation and pumping, interceptor, and other 
facilities. The major costs are associated with a new 
interceptor, oxidation ditches, sludge storage and dewatering, 
advanced treatment, and seasonal storage. The project sponsors 
believe the project is capable of serving as a regional 
facility should other nearby entities elect to participate in 
the future. The total cost for the project are estimated at 
slightly less than $15 million with a Federal share of 25 
percent.

San Antonio Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse Project

    Participant: San Antonio Water System, San Antonio, Texas.
            Central-East Recycling Project
    This project will recycle 13,000 acre feet of non-potable 
water per year for uses in the central and eastern areas of San 
Antonio. Of the 13,000 af/yr., 8,100 af/yr. (62 percent will be 
used for in-stream releases and 4,900 af/yr. (38 percent will 
be for consumptive uses. The water source will be from San 
Antonio Water System Leon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and 
will be conveyed by two 20 mgd. Pumping stations and twenty-
four miles of large diameter pipeline. This project is 
currently under design with some construction activities. River 
releases will be the San Antonio River to replace water 
currently pumped from Edwards wells and the Salado Creek to 
enhance stream flow.
            West-South Water Recycling Project
    This project will recycle 13,000 to 20,000 acre feet of 
non-potable water for consumptive uses in the western and 
southern areas of San Antonio. Kelly Air Force Base will 
receive priority for service as part of the privatizing of the 
facility operations. The water source will also be the Leon 
Creek Treatment Plant.
    The total cost for the Central-East project is estimated to 
be $30 million while the estimated cost of the West-South 
project is $45 million with a federal share of 25 percent.
    The Committee added an amendment that would authorize not 
to exceed 50 percent of the costs of feasibility studies for 
each of the projects, consistent with the funding scheme in 
title XVI of the 1992 Act.
    The 1992 Act fully authorized certain projects while only 
authorizing feasibility studies on others. The third amendment 
adopted by the Committee requires that a feasibility study be 
undertaken and the Secretary make a determination of financial 
capability of the non-Federal sponsor prior to appropriation of 
any construction funds. This amendment is designed to address 
concerns that prior to construction, there should be 
feasibility studies.
    At the time of the hearing on S. 901, the Committee also 
received testimony on S. 1169, legislation that would authorize 
a watewater reclamation project at McCall, Idaho. Unlike the 
projects considered in S. 901, the Bureau of Reclamation had 
identified the situation at Cascade Reservoir as an opportunity 
for wastewater reclamation under the existing authority of 
title XVI of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992. The Department, in response to 
questions posed during the hearing, stated that the operation 
of Cascade Reservoir for salmon recovery, continued recreation, 
and compliance with the Clean Water Act were ``compelling 
Federal interests''. The Committee concurs in the assessment by 
the Department of the importance of reclamation at McCall and 
believes that the unique circumstances of Cascade Reservoir and 
the involvement of the Bureau in assessing alternatives for 
reuse at Cascade Reservoir qualify it as eligible for funding 
as a demonstration project under section 1605 of the 1992 Act.

                          Legislative History

    S. 901 was introduced by Senator Bennett on June 8, 1995 
and the Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management 
conducted a hearing on it on December 13, 1995. The Committee 
considered and ordered H.R. 1823 favorably reported, with 
amendments, at its business meeting on June 19, 1996.

            Committee Recommendation and Tabulation of Votes

    The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in 
open business session on June 19, 1996, by a majority vote of a 
quorum present, a majority of the Members voting in favor of 
the measure, recommends that the Senate pass S. 901 as amended.

                          Committee Amendments

    The Committee adopted amendments that would add projects 
for West Jordan and Toole, Utah and San Antonio, Texas to the 
legislation. The Committee also added an amendment conforming 
the cost-share for feasibility studies to the scheme previously 
enacted as part of title XVI of the 1992 Reclamation Projects 
Act, and an amendment requiring a feasibility study and finding 
of financial capability prior to the appropriation of any funds 
for construction. These amendments are described in the 
Background section of the Report.

                      Section-by-Section Analysis

    The measure is self explanatory.

                   Cost and Budgetary Considerations

    The Congressional Budget Office estimate of the costs of 
this measure has been requested but was not received at the 
time the report was filed. When the report is available, the 
Chairman will request that it be printed in the Congressional 
Record for the advice of the Senate.

                      Regulatory Impact Evaluation

    The bill is not a regulatory measure in the sense of 
imposing Government established standards or significant 
economic responsibilities on private individuals and 
businesses.
    No personal information would be collected in administering 
the measure. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal 
privacy.
    Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the 
enactment of S. 901.

                        Executive Communications

    On October 19, 1995, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources requested legislative reports from the Department of 
the Interior and the Office of Management and Budget setting 
forth executive views on S. 901. These reports had not been 
received at the time the report on S. 901 was filed. When the 
reports become available, the Chairman will request that they 
be printed in the Congressional Record for the advice of the 
Senate. During the hearing by the Subcommittee, the Department 
of the Interior testified on S. 901. A copy of their prepared 
testimony follows:

      Statement of Neil Stessman, Regional Director, Great Plains 
       Region, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior

          Thank you for the opportunity to present the 
        Administration's views on S. 901 and S. 1169, 
        legislation to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
        to participate in the design, planning, and 
        construction of certain water reclamation and reuse 
        projects, and for other purposes.
          The Administration strongly supports wastewater 
        reclamation and reuse efforts, such as municipal, 
        industrial, domestic, and agricultural wastewater reuse 
        and recycling. By sharing its strong technical 
        expertise and its knowledge of emerging critical 
        technologies surrounding those efforts, the Bureau of 
        Reclamation can assist States and local communities in 
        solving contemporary water supply problems. In 
        effecting its mission as a water resources management 
        agency, Reclamation is charged with developing and 
        implementing innovative solutions, in cooperative 
        arrangements with others, which ``encourage 
        conservation and improvements in the efficiency of use 
        of already developed water and hydroelectric 
        supplies.''
          S. 901 would expand the Secretary of the Interior's 
        existing authority in Title XVI of Public Law 102-575 
        to undertake a reclamation wastewater program by 
        directing him to participate in eight additional site-
        specific projects in California, Utah, Nevada, New 
        Mexico, and Texas. The Federal government would 
        contribute up to 25 percent of the design, planning and 
        construction costs for each project. In addition, S. 
        901 authorizes the Secretary to fund as much as 50 
        percent of the design, planning and construction costs 
        for desalination projects in Los Angeles and Clark 
        Counties, in California and Nevada, respectively.
          S. 1169 would authorize the Secretary to participate 
        in the planning, design and construction of facilities 
        to reclaim and reuse wastewater from the McCall 
        Wastewater Treatment Plan in Idaho. The Federal share 
        for the costs of the facilities may not exceed 50 
        percent of the total costs.
          Although the Administration believes that wastewater 
        reclamation and reuse projects should be part of the 
        solution for many communities in the western United 
        States, we are concerned about undertaking a new, major 
        Federal funding commitment without a careful 
        examination of the need for Federal funding of 
        additional construction. Because S. 901 and S. 1169 
        would expand the Federal government's role in funding 
        new construction, they could impede efforts by the 
        Administration and the Congress to reduce the deficit.
          As drafted, the Administration cannot support S. 901 
        and S. 1169. S. 901 would authorize the expenditures of 
        hundreds of millions of Federal dollars for projects 
        requiring multi-year funding commitments. Under S. 901, 
        the Federal government would fund up to 50 percent of 
        the costs of the two desalting plants and up to 25 
        percent of the costs of the eight recycling and reuse 
        projects. There are no limits on the total costs of any 
        of the projects. Given the current budget climate and 
        competing demands within our reduced construction 
        budget, the Department of the Interior and Bureau of 
        Reclamation cannot justify authorizing funding for an 
        expansion of the wastewater reclamation and reuse 
        construction program within our reduced construction 
        program without having been directly involved in the 
        assessment of the need for, and alternatives to, the 
        proposed projects.
          S. 1169 directs the Secretary to fund up to 50 
        percent of the planning, design, and construction costs 
        of the Idaho wastewater reclamation and reuse facility. 
        Public Law 102-575 provided for Federal participation 
        up to 25 percent of the total planning, designing and 
        construction costs of the projects authorized in Title 
        XVI. Again, the current budgetary climate will not 
        support an increase in the Federal cost share for any 
        new construction of Title XVI projects.
          To date, we have not completed construction of any of 
        the wastewater reclamation and reuse projects 
        authorized in Public Law 102-575. In fiscal year 1995, 
        Reclamation spent $19 million to fund four construction 
        projects authorized in Public Law 102-575--San Jose 
        Area Water Reclamation and Reuse Program, San Diego 
        Area Water Reclamation Program, Los Angeles Area Water 
        Reclamation and Reuse Project and the San Gabriel 
        Demonstration Project. We anticipate additional 
        spending in fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for these 
        projects.
          Reclamation also has funded a number of studies 
        authorized in Public Law 102-575. For example, 
        Reclamation anticipates completion of the Southern 
        California Comprehensive Water Reclamation and Reuse 
        Study in fiscal year 1998. This study will outline a 
        long-range water supply and reclaimed water management 
        program for the southern California coastal and inland 
        valley area. The study will focus on more efficiently 
        using existing water resources, including the use of 
        reclaimed water, to meet community water needs.
          The San Francisco Area Water Reclamation Study is 
        examining the feasibility of using reclaimed water 
        produced in the San Francisco Bay area for export and 
        reuse elsewhere in California. This study will be 
        completed in fiscal year 1997. Reclamation also 
        anticipates completing the Tucson/Phoenix Water 
        Conservation and Exchange Study this fiscal year.
          Because desalting technology is fairly well-
        established, future Federal investment in this 
        technology is questionable. We believe the private 
        sector or local governmental agencies should fund any 
        additional desalting facilities.
          Mr. Chairman, the Department believes that Title XVI 
        of Public Law 102-575 gives the Secretary adequate 
        authority to identify opportunities for water 
        reclamation and reuse projects. The Federal government 
        should be involved in the assessment of alternative 
        approaches to resolving growing water demands, such as 
        water reuse and recycling programs, where a compelling 
        Federal interest has been identified. At this time we 
        simply do not know which additional projects, if any, 
        the Federal government should fund. At a minimum we 
        urge Congress to amend S. 901 to authorize feasibility 
        studies to determine whether these particular projects 
        may warrant Federal funding, to develop objective 
        criteria to establish Federal priorities among them, 
        and to limit the scope of the proposed projects. 
        Similarly, we would urge Congress to amend S. 1169 to 
        cap the Federal contribution to the costs of planning, 
        designing and constructing the wastewater reclamation 
        and reuse facilities at 25 percent. Otherwise, given 
        out severe budget constraints, we believe S. 901 and S. 
        1169, if enacted in their current form, may raise 
        unrealistic expectations on the part of State and local 
        communities.
          Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am 
        pleased to answer any of your questions.

                        Changes in Existing Law

    In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, S. 901, as ordered reported, are shown as follows 
(existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black 
brackets, new matter is printed in italic, existing law in 
which no change is proposed is shown in roman):

                  [Public Law 102-575, 102d Congress]

 AN ACT To authorize additional appropriations for the construction of 
   the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, Pick-Sloan 
                    Missouri Basin Program, Wyoming.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reclamation Projects 
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the 
Secretary of the Interior.
          * * * * * * *

       TITLE XVI--RECLAMATION WASTEWATER AND GROUNDWATER STUDIES

SEC. 1601 SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be referred to as the ``Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act''.

SEC. 1602. GENERAL AUTHORITY.

    (a) The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter 
``Secretary''), acting pursuant to the Reclamation Act of 1902 
(Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388) and Acts mandatory thereof 
and supplementary thereto (hereafter ``Federal reclamation 
laws''), is directed to undertake a program to investigate and 
identify opportunities for reclamation and reuse of municipal, 
industrial, domestic, and agricultural wastewater, and 
naturally impaired ground and surface waters, for the design 
and construction of demonstration and permanent facilities to 
reclaim and reuse wastewater, and to conduct research, 
including desalting, for the reclamation of wastewater and 
naturally impaired ground and surface waters.
    (b) Such program shall be limited to the States and areas 
referred to in section 1 of the Reclamation Act of 1902 (Act of 
June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388) as amended.
    (c) The Secretary is authorized to enter into such 
agreements and promulgate such regulations as may be necessary 
to carry out the purposes and provisions of this title.
    (d) The Secretary shall not investigate, promote or 
implement, pursuant to this title, any project intended to 
reclaim and reuse agricultural wastewater generated in the 
service area of the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley 
Project, California, except those measures recommended for 
action by the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program in the report 
entitled ``A Management Plan for Agricultural Subsurface 
Drainage and Related Problems on the Westside San Joaquin 
Valley'' (September 1990).
    (e) Participation in Certain Projects.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with 
        the appropriate State and local authorities, is 
        authorized to participate in the design, planning, and 
        construction of the following water reclamation and 
        reuse projects:
                  (A) The North San Diego County Area Water 
                Recycling Project, consisting of projects to 
                reclaim and reuse water in the service areas of 
                the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority, the 
                Leucadia County Water District, and the 
                Olivenhain Municipal Water District, 
                California.
                  (B) The Calleguas Municipal Water District 
                Water Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse 
                water in the service area of the Calleguas 
                Municipal Water District in Ventura, 
                California.
                  (C) The Central Valley Water Recycling 
                Project to reclaim and reuse water in the 
                service areas of the Central Valley Reclamation 
                Facility and the Salt Lake County Water 
                Conservancy District in Utah.
                  (D) The St. George Area Water Recycling 
                Project to reclaim and reuse water in the 
                service area of the Washington County Water 
                Conservancy District in Utah.
                  (E) The Watsonville Area Water Recycling 
                Project, in cooperation with the city of 
                Watsonville, California, to reclaim and reuse 
                water in the Pajaro Valley in Santa Cruz 
                County, California.
                  (F) The Southern Nevada Water Recycling 
                Project to reclaim and reuse water in the 
                service area of the Southern Nevada Water 
                Authority in Clark County, Nevada.
                  (G) The Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water 
                Reclamation and Reuse Study, in cooperation 
                with the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to 
                reclaim and reuse industrial and municipal 
                wastewater and reclaim and use naturally 
                impaired ground water in the Albuquerque 
                metropolitan area.
                  (H) The El Paso Water Reclamation and Reuse 
                Project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the 
                service area of the El Paso Water Utilities 
                Public Service Board.
                  (I) The City of West Jordan Water Reuse 
                Project to recycle and reuse water in their 
                service area from the South Valley Water 
                Reclamation Facility Discharge Waters in Utah.
                  (J) The Toole Wastewater Treatment and Reuse 
                project to reclaim and reuse water in the 
                service area of Toole City Sewer District, 
                Toole, Utah.
                  (K) The Central-East and West-South Water 
                Recycling projects to reclaim and reuse water 
                from the San Antonio Water system Leon Creek 
                Wastewater Treatment Plant, San Antonio, Texas.
          (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
        a project described in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 
        25 percent of the total cost, except that the Secretary 
        may provide up to 50 percent of the cost of any 
        feasibility study.
          (3) No funding for operation and maintenance.--The 
        Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation or 
        maintenance of a project described in paragraph (1).
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SEC. 1605. RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    [The Secretary] (a) In General.--The Secretary is 
authorized to conduct research and to construct, operate, and 
maintain cooperative demonstration projects for the development 
and demonstration of appropriate treatment technologies for the 
reclamation of municipal, industrial, domestic, and 
agricultural wastewater, and naturally impaired ground and 
surface waters. The Federal share of the costs of demonstration 
projects shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost 
including operation and maintenance. Rights to inventions 
developed pursuant to this section shall be governed by the 
provisions of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
1980 (Pub. L. 96-480) as amended by the Technology Transfer Act 
of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-502).
    (b) Long Beach Desalination Research and Development 
Project.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with 
        the city of Long Beach, the Central Basin Municipal 
        Water District, and the Metropolitan Water District of 
        Southern California, may participate in the design, 
        planning, and construction of the Long Beach 
        Desalination Research and Development Project in Los 
        Angeles County, California.
          (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
        the project described in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 
        50 percent of the total.
          (3) No funding for operation and maintenance.--The 
        Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation or 
        maintenance of the project described in paragraph (1).
    (c) Las Vegas Area Shallow Aquifer Desalination Research 
and Development Project.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with 
        the Southern Nevada Water Authority, may participate in 
        the design, planning, and construction of the Las Vegas 
        Area Shallow Aquifer Desalination Research and 
        Development Project in Clark County, Nevada.
          (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
        the project described in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 
        50 percent of the total.
          (3) No funding for operation and maintenance.--The 
        Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation or 
        maintenance of the project described in paragraph (1).
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