HR 338
Every Drop Counts Act
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Bill overview
The Every Drop Counts Act expands a program run by the Bureau of Reclamation that provides grants to states in the western United States for small water storage projects. Specifically, it broadens the types of projects eligible for funding, increasing the size of the storage capacity they can have and adding requirements for groundwater storage and stabilization. The bill also extends the program's authorization for an additional five years.
Key provisions
- Expands eligible water storage projects to include those with storage capacity between 200 and 30,000 acre-feet.
- Adds requirements for projects to increase groundwater aquifer storage.
- Requires projects to convey water to or recover water from groundwater storage.
- Mandates that projects stabilize groundwater levels.
- Extends the Bureau of Reclamation’s Small Storage Program for another five years.
- Clarifies that the program does not authorize federal water acquisition.
- Protects existing state and federal water laws and water rights.
Who is affected
- State governments in the western United States
- Water storage project developers
- Farmers and agricultural water users
- Local communities reliant on water resources
- The Bureau of Reclamation
Notable changes
- Increases the minimum and maximum acre-foot capacity for eligible projects.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 338
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to increase surface water and groundwater storage, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Every Drop Counts Act
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A project that—
increases surface water or groundwater storage; or
conveys water, directly or indirectly, to or from surface water or groundwater storage.
A project that—
increases groundwater aquifer storage;
conveys water, directly or indirectly, to or recovers water from groundwater storage;
both increases groundwater aquifer storage and conveys water, directly or indirectly, to or recovers water from groundwater storage; and
stabilizes groundwater levels.
5and inserting
10.
Nothing in the amendment made by section 2 shall be construed—
to authorize any acquisition of water by the Federal Government; or