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<br />JOll curren! kn.ts (If ~rx-mlin~. FUflh!:f, III the c:>oleot
<br />fn!cl'.tllaw has ddiocd a humoJO nght 10 it (l-n;un k\"d
<br />llf treatment illf drinkio!o: \\.;III'f and wasll......all..r nation-
<br />wllll', tbe fetlc:ral ~O\'efllnll:nl has an ohhRduon to help
<br />mn'llhnsl'Ot't'lk
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<br />J.B. The \'H.i\ should urge Cong:fl..'ss In inctcOlsc
<br />appruprhuions (rum :InlUwJ fccciplli (now
<br />on'r 51 hillinn) ;,ccOIing: In the Reclamation
<br />Fund, fnt .H1lhorilCd UUIl.';IU of Rcd;l.II1,uion
<br />pmjl'cls and purp<lscs, IU ht:lp met" wcsll"m
<br />WOller supply nCI'ds, especially for mml com-
<br />1l11lnilil'lI. 10 mainlain .lIld replace p'lsl pto-
<br />jl'l;U, .lIld If) hllild new C;IP;II:i,y Ilt'CClISilf)' III
<br />lIIl.t"1 demands rd'Ul'd w g:rowth anti 1'I1\i.
<br />rolllllcllIalproll'Cli"II.
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<br />Tlw Ih'cl.1mau,," .\0 of \')(12 proVilll'd for ";lh:'"
<br />dcn:lopmcnl In lh" Sl'\"cntn:n Wl:ql'rn \1J1t"S anJ Cl't"-
<br />,111'11 the Red,lm.lli,," l'ulIll a\;I S'IUIl.'"C "fm,ulC'Y I"
<br />p,l~ (or reLl1l'd (fISIS, Hl'(TtPIS J((,Ttll' from projecI
<br />Vlaler "-lid pOVlcr s;~e~, Inkr;ll mllll'ral le:lSIl~ rele-
<br />. nUl'S, Illi\rdlancuus l;ln,1 s;~es, ,md od-wr <.umn's. I'm
<br />dtCllks, rl'll'IIUl'S \\"l're insuflinl'Il1 HI p:ly fllr ((,n.
<br />slruni"ll ;11111 progUln cuslS. hUI mon' I't"ccmly re
<br />celpls hale esC('Cdnl eXl'l.'ndilufl'S, (whlrh must I-w:
<br />,lpprol'ri:llell hy 11ll' C:'lllgrl'ss), '1111' eSlim;Ill'.1 ullohh
<br />g,Ul'J hed,IIK(' In ,h..' Rl'cLul\;lIioo Fund for 1-"'1'2(106 IS
<br />lust undn $(, hlllton. ami b~ Ihe l'nd of FY2(~f' it is
<br />prolcckJ In 1.Ie "\'I:r S7.2111I1u>ll. 'Ih:sc re\-CnUl'S from
<br />WeSlt'rn res<'urr,'s ;(f(' aUlll<>fl~I'.\ i"r I{l'r!;unatil,n pur
<br />P""I'S, anll sil, Hill! lit.' l<<' \pt.'IlI. II.. l\\('\,'f, di\crcti.. IOJf)'
<br />hudgel spendmg ItIllJtS "n ,Ipprupn;mons m ....ifn.t
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<br />;!UlIW the I....deral ~O\crnmcm 10 U~ Ihl'S(' rCH:IlU,'S lor
<br />ulhcfpurposcs,
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<br />3,e. The WGA should :lsk CongTt'lis III ClI;lo.::l S,
<br />895 ("The Rur:ll W:lIl'r Supply Ao.::t of 2005")
<br />In ;lSSCSS nITal \\".lIl'r supply Iweds ;lml au-
<br />lhoriz,' fcdcralloa.n guaralllct's 1I1ldn Tilll' J I
<br />10 helll'r enahll' non-fl.tll'ral project spollslJr!i
<br />In oht;lin prh';uc fin;lllcinJ,t for Tl'imhtITllahll.'
<br />eXlm"fllinar}' npcration :nut lIl;linll'nance,
<br />fl'h;lhilit;llioll ;llltl rcplao.::clliclll CUJ;lll.
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<br />;\cnmlin~ 10 EPA's 191)9 ~l"'l'ds ihs.cs\lllcm. ap
<br />proxim,lIdy 45,000 of rhe ;s.:;lfion's 55,l),Kl comrnunlly
<br />W;llef !oy~lems scn.-c fl'\l.'l:f th;ln 3,:\00 pt.'oplc, RCJ.:'Ifd.
<br />Ic~s of rheir sl..-e ~od contih'Uf:lli"n, ~m;\l1 \\,;Ul'f ~ys
<br />I,'ms (.l(e m;IOY uni<juc challcn~'C\ in rrm tdillJ.: ~;lfl'
<br />drinkm...: watl'r 10 con~Ulllcrs, The.. sUhSI;I011;11 c1rit,J
<br />il1\-eSlI1lClllS Tl'ljuin'd 10 rch;lhtlitale, Up)(f:llk', Of IIISI<l1l
<br />miTA,lnKture represcm ont' such rh..II.'nj.::l:,
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<br />l'cder;!1 10,10 I/:U<lr:llllec ;lulhon!Y should he pro.
<br />\'idcd to allow the BUrl:.lU of Rcchmallon to h'\JaTAntcc
<br />Ihl' rl'p:lytnclII oj st,llc <lnJ Iot:>l1 honds j"f lh..' rch:lhllt
<br />t;llion. IJoClI1'mwlII. alllJ (OnstrUftJ'lll oi prnit'{'ls. :\1
<br />rTl:~III. ,lo:in:n (('I!cf.lI owncrship, n"n-inl,'r.ll pr"ll:(t
<br />sl"'lll...lrs man) Vl11h prujITt Ol'l'f;ll1on ,lIld 1lI,IJIlIl'
<br />n:l1lct: foponsihllllil'S - I.ICk rht: (oll:lIUJI 10 SlTlIfr
<br />prinle tll1;!ncing to mn'! lhelf Tl'p"Yllx'm ohh"':;!liuns
<br />fl'f Ill'l'lled rch"htlJl;\lj"n alld h(:nl'rnll'n! W'lrk "r cx
<br />traorJJI\;lry mamtl'nanc(', TItle 11\ il'llef~ 10,111 "':lur
<br />anll"l:~ wnul,l h..'lr renlt.'Jy Ihis rrnbkm,
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<br />"To the extent federal law has defined a human right
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<br />to a certain level 01' treatment for drinking water and
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<br />wastewater nationwide. the federal govel1l1nent has
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<br />an obligation to help meet those needs."
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