SUBCOMMITEE ON WATER AND POWER
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, November 3, 2005
10:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

• H.R. 1190 (Hunter), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study to design and construct a four reservoir intertie system for the purposes of improving the water storage opportunities, water supply reliability, and water yield of San Vicente, El Capitan, Murray, and Loveland Reservoirs in San Diego County, California in consultation and cooperation with the City of San Diego and Sweetwater Authority, and for other purposes. "San Diego Water Storage and Efficiency Act of 2005"
  H.R. 2563 (Otter), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho, and for other purposes
• H.R. 3153 (Cubin), To reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs. "Upper Colorado and San Juan Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2005"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

The Honorable C.L. “Butch” Otter (ID-01)

Panel II

Mr. Tom Blickensderfer
Endangered Species Program Director
Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Denver, CO (H.R. 3153)

Mr. Dennis Bostad
General Manager
Sweetwater Authority
Chula Vista, CA (H.R. 1190)

Panel III

Mr. William Rinne (H.R. 1190, H.R. 2563, H.R. 3153)
Deputy Commissioner
Director of Operations
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior
Washington, DC