Clean water funding : hearing before the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, on achieving the objectives of the Clean Water Act, February 18, 1993
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CLEANWATER FUNDING, ^. / Y 4, M 103-153; ^^^q Clean Hater Fundinqi Serial No. 103 N ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATFOIS ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT FEBRUARY 18. 1993 Serial No. 103-1 Printed for the use of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries "*• U tf ! ., V JUL 2 ''"•m U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 67-9«:Jt. WASHINGTON : 1993 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent ofDocuments. Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 0-16-040928-4ISBN CLEANWATER FUNDING Y 4, 103-1H 53: ^^^q •* THE Clean Hater Funding/ Serial Ho. 103 N ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MAKINE AND FISHERIES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT FEBRUARY 18, 1993 Serial No. 103-1 Printed for the use of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries JH¥ '"^2 3 1993 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 67-9H.J-. WASHINGTON : 1993 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 0-16-040928-4ISBN COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND HSHERIES Massachusetts. ChairmanGERRY E. STUDDS. WILLIAM J. HUGHES. New Jersey JACK nELDS. Texas EARL HUTTO, Florida DON YOUNG. Alaska W J. (BILLYl TAUZIN. Louisiana HERBERT H BATEMAN. Virginia WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI.

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CLEANWATER FUNDING, ^. /
Y 4, M 103-153;
^^^q
Clean Hater Fundinqi Serial No. 103
N ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATFOIS
ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
ON
ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CLEAN WATER
ACT
FEBRUARY 18. 1993
Serial No. 103-1
Printed for the use of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
"*• U
tf
! ., V
JUL
2
''"•m
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
67-9«:Jt. WASHINGTON : 1993
For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent ofDocuments. Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402
0-16-040928-4ISBNCLEANWATER FUNDING
Y 4, 103-1H 53:
^^^q
•* THE
Clean Hater Funding/ Serial Ho. 103
N ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
MERCHANT MAKINE AND FISHERIES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
ON
ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CLEAN WATER
ACT
FEBRUARY 18, 1993
Serial No. 103-1
Printed for the use of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
JH¥
'"^2
3 1993
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
67-9H.J-. WASHINGTON : 1993
For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402
0-16-040928-4ISBNCOMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND HSHERIES
Massachusetts. ChairmanGERRY E. STUDDS.
WILLIAM J. HUGHES. New Jersey JACK nELDS. Texas
EARL HUTTO, Florida DON YOUNG. Alaska
W J. (BILLYl TAUZIN. Louisiana HERBERT H BATEMAN. Virginia
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI. Illinois JIM SAXTON. New Jersey
SOLOMON P ORTIZ, Texas HOWARD COBLE. North Carolina
THOMAS J MANTON. New York CURT WELDON. Pennsylvania
OWEN B. PICKETT. Virginia JAMES M. INHOFE. Oklahoma
NewGEORGE J. HOCHBRUECKNER. York ARTHUR RAVENEL. Jr.. South Carolina
FRANK PALLONE. Jr.. New Jersey WAYNE T. GILCHREST. Maryland
RANDYGREG LAUGHLIN. Texas "DUKE* CUNNINGHAM. California
Washington KINGSTON.JOLENE UNSOELD. JACK Georgia
GENE TAYLOR. Mississippi TILLIE K. FOWLER. Florida
JACK REED. Rhode Island MICHAEL N. CASTLE. Delaware
H. MARTIN LANCASTER. North Carolina PETER T. KING. New York
THOMAS H. ANDREWS. Maine LINCOLN DIAZ^BALART. Florida
ELIZABETH FURSE. Oregon RICHARD W. POMBO. California
LYNN SCHENK. California
GENE GREEN. Texas
ALCEE L. HASTINGS. Florida
DAN HAMBURG. California
BLANCHE M. LAMBERT, Arkansas
ANNA G. ESHOO.
THOMAS J BARLOW. III. Kentucky
BART STUPAK, Michigan
MARIA CANTWELL, Washington
PETER DEUTSCH, Florida
GARY L. ACKERMAN. New York
Jepfrey DirectorR. Pike, Staff
WiixiAM W SrELLE, CounselChief
Mary J. Fusco Krreos. ClerkChief
Harry F. Burroughs, Minority DirectorStaff
Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources
ChairmanGERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts,
GEORGE J. HOCHBRUECKNER, New SAXTON. New JerseyYork JIM
FRANK PALLONE. Jr.. New Jersey YOUNG. AlaskaDON
GREG LAUGHLIN. Texas CURT WELDON. Pennsylvania
JOLENE UNSOELD. Washington ARTHUR RAVENEL. Jr.. South Carolina
JACK REED. Rhode Island WAYNE T. GILCHREST. Maryland
ELIZABETH ; CUNNINGHAM. CaliforniaFURSE. Oregon RANDY "DUKE"
DAN HAMBURG. CASTLE, DelawareCalifornia MICHAEL N.
BLANCHE M LAMBERT. FIELDS. Texas (Ex OflicioiArkansas JACK
ANNA G. ESHOO. California
EARL HUTTO. Florida
W.J. (BILLY) TAUZIN. Louisiana
SOLOMON P ORTIZ. Texas
DirectorDan Ashe, Staff
Lesue Grey. Professional Staff
Laurel Bryant, Minority Professional Staff
<n)CONTENTS
Page
1February 18. 1993Hearing held
Statement of:
(Prepared statement) 121American Forest and Paper Association
Representative from California 8Cunningham, Hon. Duke, a U.S.
National Utilities Contractors Association 18Dorfman, Gerry, President,
85Prepared statement
4Jack, a U.S Representative from TexasFields, Hon.
5Elizabeth, a U.S. from OregonFurse,
6Gilchrest, Hon. Wayne, a U.S. from Maryland
California 6Hamburg, Hon. Dan, a U.S. from
7Prepared statement
Environmental Regulation, New JerseyHart, Dennis. Administrator for
Protection and Energy 15Department of Environmental
73Prepared statement
University of Massachusetts (Prepared state-Hooker, Michael, President,
181ment)
Na-Mayor, West Lafayette, Indiana, and vice chair.Margerum, Sonya,
11tional League of Cities EENR Committee
48Prepared statement
statement)... 142Myers, Gary D., President, The Fertilizer Institute (Prepared
statement) 129National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (Prepared
Interstate Water Pollu-Ostler, Don, President, Association of State and
13tion Control Administration
53Prepared statement
Representative from New Jersey 4Saxton, Hon. H. James, a U.S.
9MassachusettsSheets, James A.. Mayor, city of Quincy,
Director, Water Pollution Control, Department for theSpencer, John.
Agen-Seattle Metropolitan Area. Association of Metropolitan Sewerage
16cies
76Prepared statement
1Studds. Hon. Gerry E.. a U.S. Representative from Massachussetts
2
Additional material supplied:
Agencies: A National Survey ofAssociation of Metropolitan Sewerage
189Municipal Wastewater Management Needs
National Utility Contractors Association: Report entitled, "A Report on
194Clean Water Investment and Job Creation"
Communications submitted:
International):Sanders, Edward G. and Beauchamp. Martha A. (Sanders
Studds 218Letter of February 23, 1993, to Congressman Gerry E.
February 12, 1993, to Members ofSubcommittee staff: Memorandum of
39Water on Clean Funding
(m)CLEAN WATER FUNDING
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1993
Representatives, Subcommittee on Environ-House of
ment AND Natural Resources, Committee on Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries,
Washington, DC.
pursuant to call, at 10:10 a.m., in roomThe subcommittee met,
Office Building, Hon. Gerry Studds [chair-1334, Longworth House
subcommittee] presiding.man of the
Furse,Representatives Studds, Pallone, Unsoeld, Reed,Present:
Cunningham,Hamburg, Lambert, Saxton, Ravenel, Gilchrest,
Castle.
Dan Ashe, BarbaraStaff Present: Leslie Grey, Will Stelle,
DeFerrari, Marv Zeeb, MaryJeanne Polo, Sue Waldron, Gina
Wilkinson, Lori Rosa, JayneanneKitsos, Robert Wharton, Cynthia
Alvarez, Margherita Woods,Rex, Laurel Bryant, Tom Melius, Judy
Bill Wright.
REPRESENTATIVESTATEMENT OF HON. GERRY STUDDS, A U.S.
SUBCOMMITTEE ONFROM MASSACHUSETTS, AND CHAIRMAN.
ENVIRONMENTAND NATURAL RESOURCES
order. We meet thisMr. Studds. The subcommittee will come to
aptly described as a crisis inmorning to consider what is very
ourwater the witnesses will illustrate,clean funding. As I am sure
of thecountry today is about as far from achieving the objectives
reason,Federal Clean Water Act as we have ever been, and the
to do the job.very simply put, is that we do not have the money
infrastructure isIncreasing our commitment to fund clean water
facing the country. We canthe most important clean water issue
talk about controlling combined sewer overflows, polluted runoff,
unless westorm water, and toxics, but we will be simply talking
our individ-find the money to do the job. Our cities and towns and
ual ratepayers cannot shoulder this burden alone.
There is also of affordable water and sewer serv-the larger issue
ices. Simply put, it is an issue that cuts to the core ofwhat prosper-
family cof-ity and economic development mean to municipal and
unfortunately, isfers across the nation. In my own district, which,
this year will mark the 8thas telling an example of this as any,
anniversary of the Court-ordered Boston Harbor cleanup. I daresay
occasion.there will not be any parades or celebrations to mark the
we will hear in aIn the city of Quincy, from whose mayor
moment, sewer have risen by more than 400 per-and water rates
shortlycent in the interim, and they are projected to double very
educateagain. It now costs more to run the tap than it does to
(1)streets safe. We have one of the highestor to keep theyour child
they are about to double again.nation, and, as I said,rates in the
The average industrialeconomic development?What about
per year. In otherbill in our region is $694,000water and sewer
moment,obvious reasons, I will not name at the itcities, which, for
Ifyou are going to start up a business, youabout a sixth of that.is
attracted by the other advantages of a loca-to be particularlyhave
Affordable water and sewer servicesmove in our direction.tion to
are not luxury.core ofour prosperity; they acut to the
is that the last 12face two unpleasant facts. The firstWe must
Federal Gov-the essential bankrupting of theyears have witnessed
nation's cupboard is bare. We now have a Presi-ernment, and the
intended to do something about it, and I thinkdent who told us he
indeed. The second fact is thatwe now know that he is very serious
water services. The currentincrease Federal funding forwe must
unacceptable, and it is getting rapidly worse.situation is
realities led me three years ago to bring anThese two stark
clean water because the only way weeffort to find new money for
identify way and most likely awill increase Federal support is to a
for an alternative fi-new way to pay for it. Hence, our proposal
mechanism th

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