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442 Cannon House
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Washington, DC
20515
202-225-6316 Phone
202-225-4975 Fax
In Albuquerque
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Suite 603
Albuquerque, NM
87102
505-346-6781 Phone
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Congresswoman Heather Wilson, First Congressional District of New Mexico


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Wilson works for safety of nation’s water supply November 14, 2001
 
Legislation offers R&D; money to study threats to water systems
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Heather Wilson is pushing new research on protecting our nation’s water supply systems and a key Sandia labs researcher testified before Congress today on the need for research. The “Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development” (WISARD) Act of 2001 (H.R. 3178), introduced in the U.S. House and the Senate recently, would authorize $12 million per year for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from fiscal year 2002 through 2007. The money would be used to provide grants to public and private non-profit entities to conduct research, development and demonstration projects. Projects could include efforts to prevent, detect or respond to physical and cyber threats to water supply or wastewater treatment systems. “Sandia National Labs has been working on the safety and security of water supplies for several years," said Wilson. "We need to step up the pace and use the work developed in New Mexico to protect the 54,000 community water systems around the country.” Additional cosponsors include: Sen. Michael Crapo (R-ID), Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Rep. James Barcia (D-MI), and Rep. Connie Morella (R-MD). Chairman of the Science Committee Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) asked Wilson to join him as an original co-sponsor of the legislation. The legislation has the support of several water and wastewater infrastructure organizations. Jeffrey J. Danneels is the lead researcher at Sandia National Laboratories on improvements to water infrastructure security. He testified this morning at a hearing on the bill. Sandia-developed technologies could make it possible to have real-time monitoring of water systems for chemical or biological contaminants within 3 to 5 years. “A research and development program should be initiated immediately to study intermediate and long-term approaches to significantly reduce risk in the water infrastructure,” Danneels told Wilson and members of the House Science Committee. “Many of the efforts described in H.R. 3178 are the cornerstones of an effective R&D; program. Research into advanced treatment techniques to remove a broad range of potential contaminants both for protection from intentional acts and to meet new drinking water standards is necessary. This research will support th analysis to determine whether fundamental changes are needed in the way America’s potable water is supplied.”
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