Clean Water Healthy Communities Act

Bill: 114-hr-6201
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2016-09-28
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Environmental regulatory procedures

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Rural conditions and development

Small towns

Water quality

Water use and supply
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Clean Water Healthy Communities Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by directing the Environmental Protection Agency to require monitoring of unregulated contaminants in drinking water supplied by public water systems, regardless of the number of people served by the system.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6201 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to the monitoring program for unregulated contaminants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Water Healthy Communities Act . 2. Monitoring for unregulated contaminants Section 1445 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–4 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) Establishment (i) In general The Administrator shall promulgate regulations establishing the criteria for a monitoring program for unregulated contaminants for all public water systems, regardless of the number of people served by a public water system. (ii) Requirements In promulgating regulations under clause (i), the Administrator shall— (I) require the monitoring of drinking water supplied by public water systems; and (II) vary the frequency and schedule for monitoring requirements for public water systems based on— (aa) the number of people served by a public water system; (bb) the source of the water supply; and (cc) the contaminants likely to be found in the water supply. ; and (B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: (C) Grants for small and medium system costs From funds reserved under section 1452(o) or appropriated under subparagraph (H), the Administrator shall pay the reasonable cost of such testing and laboratory analysis as are necessary to carry out monitoring to assess the occurrence of unregulated contaminants in public water systems that serve a population of 10,000 or fewer. ; and (2) in subsection (g), by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: (7) Unregulated contaminants With respect to contaminants for which a national primary drinking water regulation has not been established, the database shall include— (A) monitoring information collected by public water systems under subsection (a); and (B) other reliable and appropriate monitoring information on the occurrence of the contaminants in public water systems that is available to the Administrator. .