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6/18/2008--Introduced.Climate Change Drinking Water Adaptation Research Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and provide funding for a program of directed and applied research, to be conducted through a nonprofit water research foundati

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Official Summary

6/18/2008--Introduced.
Climate Change Drinking Water Adaptation Research Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and provide funding for a program of directed and applied research, to be conducted through a nonprofit water research foundation and sponsored by drinking water utilities, to assist suppliers of drinking water in adapting to the effects of climate change.
Requires research areas to include:
(1) water quality and quantity impacts and solutions;
(2) impacts on groundwater supplies from carbon sequestration;
(3) infrastructure impacts and solutions;
(4) desalination, water reuse, and alternative supply technologies;
(5) energy efficiency and greenhouse gas minimization;
(6) regional and hydrological basin cooperative water management solutions;
(7) utilities management, decision support systems, and water management models;
(8) greenhouse gas emissions reduction and energy demand management;
(9) water conservation and demand management; and
(10) communications, education, and public acceptance.


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