Great Plains States Groundwater Demonstration Program Act of 1982

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Great Plains States Groundwater Demonstration Program Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau), to conduct, in two phases, an investigation of and establish demonstration projects for groundwater recharge of aquifers in the following Great Plains States: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. Directs the Bureau to consult with the United States Geological Survey, other appropriate Federal agencies and departments, and the Great Plains States to carry out this Act. Directs the Bureau, during phase I, to develop a detailed plan for not less than 12 demonstration projects to determine whether various recharge technologies may be applied to diverse geologic and hydrologic conditions represented in the Great Plains States. Directs the Bureau to recommend demonstration projects to be designed, constructed, and operated during phase II. Requires the Secretary, within 18 months of enactment of an appropriation Act to carry out phase I, to transmit a report to Congress containing recommendations for phase II and a detailed statement of findings and conclusions. Directs the Bureau durin…