Earmark - Potomac Groundwater Study

Agency:		Department of the Interior
Bureau:		United States Geological Survey
Account:		Surveys, investigations, and research (14-0804)
Certifying Official:		Budget Officer
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOI.GOV 202-208-6416

Potomac Groundwater Study

2 recipients will receive $296,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: Funding split 50/50 between USGS (install monitoring wells) & ICPRB (identify regions where ground-water shortages have occurred or may occur). Includes development of real-time ground-water monitoring pilots in the Potomac basin States.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
USGS (176136893)	$148	Water Resources Investigations/Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research/Hydrologic Research and Development	Federal	8987 Yellow Brick Road Baltimore, MD
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (87697199)	$148	Water Resources Investigations/Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research/Hydrologic Research and Development	State Government	51 Monroe Street Rockville, MD

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - House Full Committee

Reference: H. Rept. 108-542

Citation Excerpt: "$250,000 for Potomac River groundwater assessments"

Citation Comment: Conference Report provided $300,000 for the Potomac River ground-water study in the HR&D program (296,000 after ATB reductions).] "The managers agree that the Potomac river groundwater assessment projects in the House and Senate bills address similar issues and they have been combined into one project."

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007