Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for technical assistance for small treatment works. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act 2. Technical assistance for small treatment works (a) In general Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1281 222. Technical assistance for small treatment works (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Qualified nonprofit small treatment works technical assistance provider The term qualified nonprofit small treatment works technical assistance provider (A) is qualified and experienced in providing training and technical assistance to small treatment works; and (B) the small treatment works in the State finds to be the most beneficial and effective. (2) Small treatment works The term small treatment works (b) Technical assistance The Administrator may use amounts made available to carry out this section to provide grants or cooperative agreements to qualified nonprofit small treatment works technical assistance providers to provide to owners and operators of small treatment works onsite technical assistance, circuit rider technical assistance programs, multi-State, regional technical assistance programs, and onsite and regional training, to assist the small treatment works in achieving compliance with this Act or obtaining financing under this Act for eligible projects. (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for grants for small treatment works technical assistance, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. . (b) Water pollution control revolving loan funds (1) In general Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1383 (A) in subsection (d)— (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting and as provided in subsection (e) State law (ii) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as subsections (f) through (j), respectively; and (iii) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Additional use of funds A State may use an additional 2 percent of the funds annually allotted to the State under this section for qualified nonprofit small treatment works technical assistance providers (as the term is defined in section 222) to provide technical assistance to small treatment works (as the term is defined in section 222) in the State. . (2) Conforming amendment Section 221(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301(d) section 603(h) section 603(i)

Summary: Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants or cooperative agreements to qualified technical assistance providers for assisting small or medium publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) in complying with the Act or obtaining financing under the Act for eligible projects. Small POTWs serve 10,000 individuals or fewer and medium POTWs serve from 10,001 to 75,000 individuals. States may use an additional 2% of their clean water state revolving fund allocation grants to provide technical assistance to small or medium POTWs.