Water Research Foundation Act of 1985: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, on S. 904 ... June 20, 1985U.S. Government Printing Office, 1985 - 159 pages |
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... billions less than needed for the Superfund ; it will be spending billions less than needed for the operation and maintenance of Federal dams and water projects ; it will be spending billions less than needed for harbors and ports and ...
... billions less than needed for the Superfund ; it will be spending billions less than needed for the operation and maintenance of Federal dams and water projects ; it will be spending billions less than needed for harbors and ports and ...
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... billions of dollars at the Federal level to institute cleanup actions to cope with health risks once they occur . We are actually devoting a very small fraction of the total budget at the Federal level to advance research to expand our ...
... billions of dollars at the Federal level to institute cleanup actions to cope with health risks once they occur . We are actually devoting a very small fraction of the total budget at the Federal level to advance research to expand our ...
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... billion dollars . For the most part , toxic land fills " cleaned up " are merely moved from one place to another . A major public problem is the fear of leakage of the toxic materials or leaching to the ground water . Today , the public ...
... billion dollars . For the most part , toxic land fills " cleaned up " are merely moved from one place to another . A major public problem is the fear of leakage of the toxic materials or leaching to the ground water . Today , the public ...
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... billion ( 1972 dollars ) over the next twenty years ( Choate and Walter , 1981 ) . The EPA has estimated that the amount required to clean up the nation's waters will total $ 168 billion $ 106 billion for sewer and treatment plant ...
... billion ( 1972 dollars ) over the next twenty years ( Choate and Walter , 1981 ) . The EPA has estimated that the amount required to clean up the nation's waters will total $ 168 billion $ 106 billion for sewer and treatment plant ...
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... billion annually to $ 16 billion over the past five years . In the same period , defense - related research has ballooned from 19 billion to $ 42 billion , per year . Even if full authorization were to be funded by Congress , the total ...
... billion annually to $ 16 billion over the past five years . In the same period , defense - related research has ballooned from 19 billion to $ 42 billion , per year . Even if full authorization were to be funded by Congress , the total ...
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Page 120 - ... least 100 years. This provision is one of the most controversial and most important, since it prevents developments from springing up in water-short areas and also protects innocent home buyers. Although developers often grumble about the requirement of demonstrating a 100-year supply, no serious attempt has been made to weaken this provision. The DWR has processed hundreds of applications for certificates of assured water supply and has issued many certificates. Interestingly, most developers...
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Page 117 - OnJune 11, 1980, the Arizona Legislature passed the Groundwater Management Act. The next day, Governor Bruce Babbitt signed the Act into law, calling it "a statement by the legislature, the mines, cities and agriculture, saying 'We will put the common good above special interests.
Page 119 - ... its water consumption rate by nearly 20 percent in five years. Provisions of the Groundwater Code The Code has two primary goals. The first is to control the severe overdraft of groundwater currently taking place in many parts of Arizona. The second is to provide a means of allocation for the states limited groundwater resources to most effectively meet the changing needs of the state. To carry out the goals of the Code, the legislature established a new state agency, the Department of water...
Page 119 - Code, the legislature established a new state agency, the Department of Water Resources (DWR), which administers all state water laws except those directly regulating water quality. The director of water resources, appointed by the governor, is responsible for all decisions under the Code. Because groundwater problems are not uniform statewide, the Code established geographical areas known as Active Management Areas (AMAs), within which intensive management of groundwater is required. This management...
Page 11 - University and am here in my capacity as chairman of the Water Resources Committee of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before this committee to express the association's interest in S.