U.S. Congressman John R. Carter (TX-31) today announced that $1,000,000 has been included in the 2009 Omnibus spending bill for the Williamson County Regional Water Reuse System.

"Years of exploding growth throughout Williamson County has put increased emphasis on making sure our water systems can keep up," Carter said. "It is critical that we conserve our water supply and use existing technologies to develop clean and environmentally safe solutions to re-use our current water supply."

Cities in Williamson County have indicated the need to construct new or additional wastewater effluent reuse projects to supplement Williamson County’s water supply. In order to stretch available clean water resources, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is proposing to combine several current and future projects into a Williamson County Regional Reuse System.

The 2009 Omnibus spending bill passed the House and the Senate in 2009 and was signed into law by the President in early March.