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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2316 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water resources 

in the State of California, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 7, 2009 

Mr. BACA (for himself and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 

of water resources in the State of California, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inland Empire Per5 chlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INLAND EMPIRE WATER RESOURCES STUDY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after funds 

8 are made available for this Act, the Secretary of the Inte9 rior, acting through the Director of the United States Geo10 logical Survey (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’), 


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1 in coordination with the State of California (referred to 

2 in this Act as the ‘‘State’’) and any other entities that 

3 the Secretary determines to be appropriate (including 

4 other Federal agencies and institutions of higher edu5 cation), shall complete a study of water resources in the 

6 State, including— 

7 (1) a survey of ground water resources, includ8 ing an analysis of— 

9 (A) the delineation, either horizontally or 

10 vertically, of the aquifers in the Rialto-Colton 

11 basin within the State, including the quantity of 

12 water in the aquifers; 

13 (B) the availability of ground water re14 sources for human use; 

15 (C) the salinity of ground water resources; 

16 (D) the identification of a recent surge in 

17 perchlorate concentrations in ground water, 

18 whether significant sources are being flushed 

19 through the vadose zone, or if perchlorate is 

20 being remobilized; 

21 (E) the identification of impacts and 

22 extents of all source areas that contribute to 

23 the regional plume to be fully characterized; 

24 (F) the potential of the ground water re25 sources to recharge; 


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1 (G) the interaction between ground water 

2 and surface water; 

3 (H) the susceptibility of the aquifers to 

4 contamination, including identifying the extent 

5 of commingling of plume emanating within sur6 rounding areas in San Bernardino County, 

7 California; and 

8 (I) any other relevant criteria; and 

9 (2) a characterization of surface and bedrock 

10 geology, including the effect of the geology on 

11 ground water yield and quality. 

12 (b) STUDY AREAS.—The study carried out under 

13 subsection (a) shall include the Rialto-Colton Basin in the 

14 State. 

15 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after funds are 

16 made available for this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

17 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

18 Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

19 House of Representatives a report that describes the re20 sults of the study. 

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