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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2511

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study of 

a Chimayo water supply system, to provide for the planning, design, 

and construction of a water supply, reclamation, and filtration facility 

for Espanola, New Mexico, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 8, 2004

Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. BINGAMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility 

study of a Chimayo water supply system, to provide 

for the planning, design, and construction of a water 

supply, reclamation, and filtration facility for Espanola, 

New Mexico, 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 ‘‘Chimayo Water Supply 

5 System and Espanola Filtration Facility Act of 2004’’. 
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1 TITLE I—CHIMAYO WATER 

2 SUPPLY SYSTEM 

3 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this title: 

5 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

6 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 

7 Commissioner of Reclamation. 

8 (2) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

9 means the Santa Cruz River Valley in the eastern 

10 margin of the Espanola Basin. 

11 (3) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘system’’ means a 

12 water supply system described in section 102(a). 

13 (4) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the town 

14 of Chimayo, New Mexico, located in Rio Arriba 

15 County and Santa Fe County, New Mexico. 

16 SEC. 102. CHIMAYO WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FEASIBILITY 

17 STUDY. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation 

19 with appropriate State and local authorities, shall conduct 

20 a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a water 

21 supply system for the Town in the study area that includes 

22 potable water transmission lines, pump stations, and stor23 age reservoirs. 

24 (b) SCOPE OF STUDY.—In conducting the study 

25 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
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1 (1) consider operating the system in connection 

2 with the Espanola Water Filtration Facility; 

3 (2) consider various options for supplying water 

4 to the Town, including connection to a regional 

5 water source, local sources, sources distributed 

6 throughout the Town, and sources located on adja7 cent Bureau of Land Management land; 

8 (3) consider reusing or recycling water from 

9 local or regional sources; 

10 (4) consider using alternative water supplies 

11 such as surface water, brackish water, nonpotable 

12 water, or deep aquifer groundwater; and 

13 (5) determine the total lifecycle costs of the sys14 tem, including— 

15 (A) long-term operation, maintenance, re16 placement, and treatment costs of the system; 

17 and 

18 (B) management costs (including personnel 

19 costs). 

20 (c) DEADLINE FOR STUDY.—As soon as practicable 

21 after the date of enactment of this Act, but not later than 

22 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

23 Secretary shall complete the study. 

24 (d) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 

25 of the study shall be 75 percent. 
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1 (e) EASEMENTS; DRILLING.— 

2 (1) EASEMENTS.—The Secretary may reserve 

3 any easements on Bureau of Land Management land 

4 adjacent to the study area that are necessary to 

5 carry out this section. 

6 (2) DRILLING.—The Secretary, in cooperation 

7 with the Director of the United States Geological 

8 Survey, may drill any exploratory wells on Bureau of 

9 Land Management land adjacent to the study area 

10 that are necessary to determine water resources 

11 available for the Town. 

12 (f) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Con13 gress a report on the results of the feasibility study as 

14 soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, 

15 but not later than the earlier of— 

16 (1) the date that is 1 year after the date of 

17 completion of the feasibility study; or 

18 (2) the date that is 4 years after the date of en19 actment of this Act. 

20 SEC. 103. EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY DEVELOPMENT AS21 SISTANCE. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into con23 tracts with water authorities in the study area to provide 

24 emergency water supply development assistance to any eli-
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1 gible person or entity, as the Secretary determines to be 

2 appropriate. 

3 (b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may pro4 vide assistance under subsection (a) for— 

5 (1) hauling water; 

6 (2) the installation of water purification tech7 nology at the community wells or individual point-of8 use; 

9 (3) the drilling of wells; 

10 (4) the installation of pump stations and stor11 age reservoirs; 

12 (5) the installation of transmission and dis13 tribution pipelines to bring water to individual resi14 dential service connections; 

15 (6) the engineering, design, and installation of 

16 an emergency water supply system; and 

17 (7) any other eligible activity, as the Secretary 

18 determines to be appropriate. 

19 (c) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 

20 of any activity assisted under this section shall be 75 per21 cent. 

22 SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro24 priated— 
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1 (1) to carry out section 102, $2,000,000 for the 

2 period of fiscal years 2005 through 2008; and 

3 (2) to carry out section 103, $3,000,000 for the 

4 period of fiscal years 2005 through 2010. 

5 (b) LIMITATION.—Amounts made available under 

6 subsection (a)(1) shall not be available for the construc7 tion of water infrastructure for the system. 

8 TITLE II—ESPANOLA WATER 

9 FILTRATION FACILITY 

10 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this title: 

12 (1) COMPONENT.—The term ‘‘component’’ 

13 means a water delivery resource or infrastructure 

14 development described in section 202(b). 

15 (2) FACILITY.—The term ‘‘facility’’ means the 

16 Espanola water filtration facility described in section 

17 202(a). 

18 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

19 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 

20 Commissioner of Reclamation. 

21 SEC. 202. ESPANOLA WATER FILTRATION FACILITY. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide finan23 cial assistance to the city of Espanola, New Mexico, for 

24 the construction of an Espanola water filtration facility 

25 consisting of projects— 
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1 (1) to divert and fully use imported water to 

2 meet future demands in the greater Espanola, New 

3 Mexico region, including construction of— 

4 (A) presedimentation basins for removal of 

5 sediments; 

6 (B) an influent pump station to supply 

7 water into treatment facilities; 

8 (C) a pretreatment facility; 

9 (D) filtration facilities; 

10 (E) finished water storage facilities; 

11 (F) a finished water booster pump station; 

12 (G) sludge dewatering facilities; and 

13 (H) potable water transmission lines to 

14 connect into the water distribution facilities of 

15 the city of Espanola, New Mexico; and 

16 (2) to use reclaimed water to enhance ground17 water resources and surface water supplies. 

18 (b) PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary may provide fi19 nancial assistance to the Santa Clara and San Juan Pueb20 los of New Mexico and the non-Federal sponsors of the 

21 facility for the study, planning, design, and construction 

22 of a water delivery resource and infrastructure develop23 ment for the Santa Clara and San Juan Pueblos as a com24 ponent of the facility. 
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1 (c) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the total 

2 cost of the facility and the component shall not exceed 25 

3 percent. 

4 (d) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Funds pro5 vided by the Secretary may not be used for the operation 

6 or maintenance of the facility or the component. 

7 SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 There is authorized to be appropriated for the con9 struction of the facility $3,000,000 for the period of fiscal 

10 years 2005 through 2009.

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