,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bbbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #i1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,udall of ,new ,mexico       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the        
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 to direct the ,administrator of the    
,environmental ,protection ,agency to   
consider projects involving rural       
communities in the selection of         
alternative water source projects1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4  ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,community ,water ,enhancement ,act of  
#bjad4  #b4  ,alternative water source  
projects  ,section #bbj of the ,federal 
,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acjj7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7d71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#d7  ,participation of    
rural communities  ,in making grants    
under this section1 the ,administrator  

shall consider whether the project--    
7,a7 is located in an unincorporated    
rural community2  7,b7 is located in an 
area that-- 7i7 is served by a public   
water system with fewer than #c1jjj     
connections2 or  7ii7 does not have a   
public water system2  7,c7 is located in
 an agricultural area with rural        
residences served by a public water     
system or by private wells2 or  7,d7 is 
not only a benefit to the rural         
community served by the project1 but    
also a benefit to additional regional   
partners4  2  7#b7 in subsection        
7i77#a7--  7,a7 in the first sentence-- 
7i7 by striking wastewater or and       
inserting wastewater12 and  7ii7 by     
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 1 or through             
conjunctively managing groundwater      
supplies by delivering surface water    
instead of groundwater2 and  7,b7 in the
 second sentence by inserting unless the
 project requires those facilities to   
deliver the alternative water supply    

before the period2 and  7#c7 in         
subsection 7j71 in the first sentence1  
by striking #bjjd and inserting #bjah4