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Show 60 water aquifers through deep injection wells. We have partnered with Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation and the State of Utah to reclaim groundwater contaminated by past mining activities. We are conducting research and pilot studies to convert lower quality agriculture waters to municipal standards through membrane filtration and reverse osmosis processes. We are modeling and implementing treatment processes to maximize the quality and quantity of surface waters. We have installed biological toxicity monitoring stations to provide warnings against hazardous material spills in our surface water sources and against terrorist acts. We are exploring how waste water effluent can be economically used to supplement and extend our water needs. In short, we are leaving no stone unturned in exploring ways to expand and extend our limited water supplies. All of this is being done also, while attempting to recognize and balance environmental values and interests. Indeed, there is a great need for investigation and mitigation of environmental impacts, with regard to all our water development efforts. On behalf of the residents of the State of Utah it is our desire that the House Science Committee consider providing funding to support innovative water development projects, water treatment processes, technologically efficient and economical infrastructure, and environmental investigations and mitigations that will expand and extend the future water supplies of Utah and of our great nation. Thank you. Mr. CANNON. We have rules that control how we do these hearings. We have people in the audience who would like to make comments. In order to do that, you have to disclose where your income comes from and give us some background. What I would suggest we do, if the panel would agree, is at the end of the questioning period, we will adjourn this hearing and then we will let those who can, stay here for a few more minutes. It will not be a part of the record, although anyone who would like to make a comment in the record can do so in the next four days, and unless there is objection we will allow those. So that's so ordered. And then you can participate in the hearing which gives us a written summary of what you would like to say or some written documentation. And if you have a question about that, you can meet with Tom, who is sort of working that or setting up afterward. He will tell you what you need to do. But you will need to have a curriculum vitae explaining who you are and that would need to include, as I understand it, sources of income so that we understand what some of these interests are and whether there are conflicts. And we look at information. So if everyone is comfortable with that, that's how we will proceed. If there are others who would like to participate when we finish with the normal hearing, if you would come up on this side, we will have sheets for you to sign up. Mr. Matheson, you have some questions. DISCUSSION DROUGHT RESEARCH INADEQUACIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Mr. MATHESON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Dr. Hayes, I am pleased to see that the National Drought Mitigation Center is taking some action at the Federal level to try to address this issue, and I guess the question I want to ask you is the thing about what is there we are not doing still. The National Drought Mitigation Center, as I understand it, is a real effective organization in helping raise awareness, it is helping communication. We get tremendous hits on our web site and encourage mitigation programs you had up on the overhead chart. I think you were probably also one |