H.R. 200 · 112th Congress
Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act of 2011
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Joe Baca
- Introduced
- 2011-01-06
- Latest action
- 2012-01-18 · Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-367.
Summary
Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to complete a study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin, California, including: (1) a survey of groundwater resources in the Basin (including the identification of a recent surge in perchlorate concentrations in groundwater); and (2) a characterization of surface and bedrock geology of the Basin, including the effect of the geology on groundwater yield and quality.