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108th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on Water and Power HR 142, HR 1156, HR2960, and HR 2991

Wednesday, September 10, 2003 | 12:00 AM washington, D.C.

H.R. 142, (Miller) to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Inland Empire regional water recycling
project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct
regional brine lines in California, and to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino
Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project.

H.R. 1156, (Sanchez) to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities
Act to increase the ceiling on the Federal share of the costs of phase I of the Orange County,
California, Regional Water Reclamation Project.

H.R. 2960, (Ortiz), to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Brownsville Public Utility Board
water recycling and desalinization project.

H.R. 2991, (Dreier) to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities
Act to authorize the Secretary of Interior to participate in the Inland Empire regional recycling project
in the Cucamonga County Water District recycling project.

Witness List

PANEL I

The Honorable David Dreier, California, 26th District (H.R. 2991)
The Honorable Gary G. Miller, California, 42nd District (H.R. 142)
The Honorable Loretta Sanchez, California, 47th District (H.R. 1156)

PANEL II

Mr. William Rinne (For link to testimony please click on bill - H.R. 142, H.R. 1156, H.R.2960, H.R.
2991)
Deputy Commissioner, Operations
Bureau of Reclamation

Mr. Richard Atwater (H.R. 142 , H.R. 2991)
CEO/General Manager
Inland Empire Utilities Agency

Mr. Denis Bilodeau (H.R. 1156) 
President, Board of Directors
Orange County Water District

Mr. Eduardo A. Campirano (H.R. 2960)
Assistant Genereal Manager and COO
Brownsville Public Utilities Board

Mr. Robert DeLoach (H.R. 2991)
CEO/General Manager
Cucamonga County Water District