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<br />J.n. Congress Iweds In emu:I l1ew aUlhurilY for
<br />Ihe U.S. AmlY Corps of EI1g:illl'en, Ihe Waler
<br />ResoIlH.~ll nt"vdnpmclll ACI (WIU)A). which
<br />includcs man}' projl'CIS impon;11lI 10 Ihl'
<br />\'(llOS1, and carcfully consider plannin~ :lnd
<br />prinrilizalinn Ch,Ul~'S HI l'ncoul;If.,>t.' achie\'c-
<br />IlICl1ln(lhc 111;1,illlllllllTg:innal ;!l1d I1;lIi0I1;11
<br />hcndilll,
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<br />Thi~ ]q..>i~1.lfion ;lulhoriJ:e~ hunllrclh 01 n;l\'i).:'lli"n
<br />Imp"I\'l'Jm'nl, tltl<ltl pn'll'cti'Hl and l'Il\UtOOml'n!:.I]
<br />re~lt"'IlI'11l prnjn'ls, pnljl.'ct m'lthficali'lIl~ and ill\'CSli
<br />~,lIi"ns by Ihe U.S, I\nny Corps 01 En~ncfts. It h;IS
<br />hn'n tin' Yl'ars SlIKC Ihc r"sl omrul.us C"lT's aUlhori".1
<br />lio" hill was passl'd.
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<br />J,E, '1'111.' \'fGA should t"IlCOUl;IJ.,'t." Alllcvcls nfgov-
<br />emlllelll In 111""illlizc npp<H111nilics for a
<br />cnordin.llcd T'e/.:ioll;ll and/or wall'nhcd "p_
<br />pro;ll:h undl.'f SI:.UC :.IlId (ctll."r,,1 w:.lICf poilu.
<br />linn cunlwl laws 10 source w.lIer pmlcclinn,
<br />slHmlw:.ucr nlilnagl'lIlcllt ;tlld nnn'p<linl
<br />MllIru" p<llhllilln,
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<br />.\ h"lisllC wall'rshl.tl or prnbJI'mshl'd ,lppruaeh I"
<br />waler prnbil'ms IS pr;KIlC('d with II1frca~IO/o: sun'l'SS :.II
<br />llift<:n'nl In'e1s 01 j.,'I.l\l'mmCIll, II is ~alllin/o: J.!:r"winJ.!:
<br />,lrfep';UKc as :111 ct'll"ClI\C mC',lIls III tind solutions ,lIld
<br />rCllucc C'N~, Fl'dl.r;lI 1-:]1;\ and \'SD.\ ~fIt'n,JlIl~..n
<br />n:Lllnl pn~r,llns IS Ilnp"rt"lll to m\.'cI holh W:ller sup
<br />ply ,1ll,1 \\'all'r pollution comrol )..'0;11-.
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<br />,tt:, Till' WSWC should illCOlif)' 1m' hcndil'i"ril'S
<br />of nur c,isling: wall'r infr"o;lmctllrc :111<) np_
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<br />pnrlulllllCII 10 l'xpallll Ihe rang:c of inll'rClilS
<br />10 build a cO,llil!on lO support 1lt'\.'CIIII:.lt).
<br />funding:, :.to; wcll .1Ii c\'aluilll' .111)' oppormni-
<br />lics In cunsu1id"lc ddin't). of \\'iltl'r-rdalcd
<br />lIerviccs.
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<br />Thc rch"hilitdlillll, rrplact'nU'tlI ,lOci rl'C"llslrUCII\ln
<br />01 milch o( "III ellrrt'lll \l;:ltl'r-rdall'll infr;(~IrUclun'.
<br />lOcludlO~ w,ltel'lihed ;In,i dAm n'h"blltl.llion ,h,lt Will
<br />l;lke p["ce O\\'r the nC:>'1 few dl'(;1l1cs pre"Clll ;I con-
<br />limlinj.": opportunilY 10 hOlh n'C\'a!u,ilC ,IllJ c:>.pan.l tilt'
<br />rangc ot' bcndidOlnt,S ,lIld 11I11Jl"CI purposes III he
<br />st'n;e'd III lhe' fUlure, \\\tl-WIll ~crurios tll,lr cmerge ,lS
<br />conscr\"aul1", lewd ;1Ilt! linaneillJ.!: Jm'ch.misms alt"w
<br />wall'r I" movc helw('t'n USl,rs tll ml1fC Ust'S in H'lurn
<br />(or (USI sharin/o: ,lssistancc III m.ulll;lillln~ c\l~lin/o: Ill,
<br />fUslrunufl:' (and 11\l' :.I~sucialctJ 11ol'ncfits) whllt. ,lfrom-
<br />mlltlalinlo: new uses ,Ill.! Iheir ll('ndki,lfles.
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<br />.1.G. Thc WS\'('C IIhuuld idcllIify slIcn'lI,-.ful waler
<br />reIlO\lrCClI-n:lalcd infr:.l.",lmclllfl' ;Ind nalural
<br />rCllfJllrCCll man:.1lj.,'t.'mCIlI p,lrlllt'rlihips ,lIld
<br />cva!tUIC nrgalli'J:oIlional Orrurlunilit'!i flU
<br />puhlic/pri,'alc, fct!t-r:.lI/lIlalc/local, ;11,'(,'11\.1'/
<br />agcn\.)'. :.tg:ricllllural/urhall ,lIld nllll'1 l'lfl'C-
<br />Ihe pOlNIlt'n;hipll.
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<br />P,ISI p;lrtnerships shou[,l Ill" e\',du,l!l'd 10 Ilktlllly
<br />ll'ansll'rahle programs, policies ,Ill.! opl:r,lIl1lg agH-C'
<br />mcn!s lhal will .dlo\\' more Interl'sls 10 p;lrtll'lp,lle cI
<br />fl'Cti\d~ III 'lkmifyil1,l: and nl(:clin~ our (ulUfl' watl'r
<br />Ill'cds. [nntIVallH' e.rgani/,l!i'ln.11 IlpP"rlunilil'~ ;md
<br />n,I!:lIl<)r:.ItJ\e Jm'(hallJ~ms n};l~ nn',lln hc Crt'alnl.
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