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Irvine Ranch Water District urges law to expand groundwater recharge eligibility and treat recharge like surface storage
Summary
Irvine Ranch Water District testified in support of the Every Drop Counts Act (referred in testimony as HR 3 3 8), which would broaden eligibility for Bureau of Reclamation small storage program funding to include larger groundwater recharge projects and measure storage by recharge/recovery capacity rather than reservoir size.
Christine Compton, director of strategic communications and deputy general counsel at Irvine Ranch Water District, testified before the subcommittee that her district has diversified supplies (85% local sources; over 50% recycled water) and uses groundwater banking partnerships to benefit urban and agricultural users. She said HR 3 3 8, the Every Drop Counts Act,…
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