Underwater Resource Mapping

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Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss recent developments in the area of underwater resource mapping. Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography used NSF funding to develop instruments to conduct marine electromagnetic surveys. This technology uses electrical currents and conduction to search for freshwater aquifers in the ocean, which will reveal the location of drinking water supplies deep below the surface of the sea.

It has been clear to scientists for 40 years that bodies of freshwater exist off the U.S. East Coast. This research created the only noninvasive method capable of sensing the exact location of these valuable drinking water reserves.

This technology has also attracted the attention of oil companies, which continue to develop the Scripps system to map out underwater resource deposits in three dimensions across the globe. Important projects like these improve our search for natural resources, and I commend the Scripps Institution and the National Science Foundation.

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