Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Community Fire Safety Act of 2013 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt fire hydrants from certain prohibitions against the use of lead pipes, solder, and flux.

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) consult with and seek the advice of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council on potential changes to federal regulations pertaining to lead; and (2) request the Council to consider sources of lead throughout drinking water distribution systems, including through components used to reroute drinking water during distribution system repairs.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated community fire safety act amends safe drinking water act exempt fire certain prohibitions use lead pipes solder flux directs administrator environmental_protection_agency epa consult seek advice potential changes federal regulations pertaining lead request council consider sources lead drinking water distribution systems including components reroute drinking water distribution system repairs


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Bottled Water Quality Information Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue regulations requiring each bottled water manufacturer or distributor to annually prepare a report that includes the following:

 the manufacturer’s or distributor’s name and contact information; type of water source; a plainly worded definition of “Standard of Identity” and “Standard of Quality” as prescribed in current bottled water regulations; a brief description of primary treatment methods used; and test results for the water’s microbiological, physical, chemical, and radiological quality. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations requiring each bottled water label to include the following:

 the manufacturer’s or distributor’s name and contact information, a statement notifying consumers how to obtain the quality report required by this Act, and type of water source. Prescribes means by which refillable and reusable multiservice containers may fulfill this Act’s requirements.

Preempts inconsistent state or local reporting or labeling requirements.

Prohibits the distribution of bottled water products not in compliance with this Act.

bottled water quality information act amends cosmetic act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs issue regulations requiring bottled water manufacturer distributor annually prepare report includes following manufacturer distributor contact information type water source definition standard identity standard quality prescribed current bottled water regulations brief description primary treatment methods test results water physical chemical radiological quality requires secretary issue regulations requiring bottled water label include following manufacturer distributor contact information statement notifying consumers obtain quality report required act type water source prescribes means reusable multiservice containers fulfill act requirements preempts inconsistent state local reporting labeling requirements prohibits distribution bottled water products compliance act


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Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2014 - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and publish within 90 days a health advisory including recommendations on: (1) the level of microcystins (toxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae) in drinking water that is safe for human consumption; (2) feasible treatment techniques and other means for achieving a safe level; and (3) standardized procedures for testing for microcystins in drinking water.

Directs the EPA, until it makes a determination on whether to regulate microcystins in drinking water, to report within 120 days and every year thereafter on: (1) the status of the determination, (2) the steps taken by the EPA to promote testing of drinking water for microcystins in areas that have been affected by harmful algal blooms, and (3) an analysis of available treatment techniques and other means for addressing microcystins in drinking water.

safe secure drinking water act requires environmental_protection_agency epa develop publish days health advisory including recommendations level toxins produced freshwater cyanobacteria known blue green algae drinking water safe human consumption feasible treatment techniques means achieving safe level standardized procedures testing drinking water directs epa makes determination regulate drinking water report days year status determination steps taken epa promote testing drinking water areas affected harmful algal blooms analysis available treatment techniques means addressing drinking water


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Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2014 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize, revise, and increase funding for the drinking water state revolving fund (SRF) for FY2015-FY2017. (The Drinking Water SRF program awards capitalization grants to states, which in turn provide financial assistance to public water systems for infrastructure improvements.) Expands the list of activities for which the SRF may be used and revises the process for prioritizing applications for SRF funds.

 Sets forth requirements concerning SRF funded projects using goods produced in the United States and giving prevailing wages to laborers and mechanics.

 Revises requirements for state Intended Use Plans for SRF funds, in part by requiring the plans to list systems that are not in compliance with national primary drinking water regulation and reserve a specified amount of funding for assistance for disadvantaged communities.

 Raises the cap on SRF funding that may be used for projects in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

 Repeals requirements for regulations on variance technologies. Repeals state authority to grant variances for compliance with a drinking water regulation requirement specifying a maximum contaminant level or treatment technique.

 Directs the EPA to:

 study the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in drinking water sources, establish requirements for electronic submission of compliance monitoring data by public water systems, collect data on best practices for administration of SRF programs, and implement a voluntary certification program for effective water loss and leak control technology. Reauthorizes a program to provide technical assistance to enable small public water systems to achieve and maintain compliance with applicable national primary drinking water regulations for FY2015-FY2019.

assistance quality affordability act amends safe drinking water act reauthorize revise increase funding drinking water state revolving fund srf fy2015 fy2017 drinking water srf program awards capitalization grants states turn provide financial assistance public water systems infrastructure improvements expands list activities srf revises process prioritizing applications srf funds sets forth requirements concerning srf funded projects goods produced united_states giving prevailing wages laborers mechanics revises requirements state intended use plans srf funds requiring plans list systems compliance national primary drinking water regulation reserve specified funding assistance disadvantaged communities raises cap srf funding projects american_samoa northern_mariana islands guam virgin_islands repeals requirements regulations variance technologies repeals state authority grant variances compliance drinking water regulation requirement specifying maximum contaminant level treatment technique directs epa study presence pharmaceuticals personal care products drinking water sources establish requirements electronic submission compliance monitoring data public water systems collect data best practices administration srf programs implement voluntary certification program effective water loss leak control technology reauthorizes program provide technical assistance enable small public water systems achieve maintain compliance applicable national primary drinking water regulations fy2015-fy2019


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Water Supply Cost Savings Act or the Savings Act - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) update their programs that provide drinking water technical assistance by including information on cost-effective, innovative, and alternative drinking water delivery systems; and (2) disseminate information on the cost effectiveness of wells and well systems to communities and nonprofit organizations seeking federal funding for drinking water systems serving small communities (3,300 or fewer persons).

Requires applicants for federal grants or loans for those drinking water systems to certify that wells have been considered as an alternative drinking water supply.

water supply cost savings act savings act requires environmental protection agency epa department_of_agriculture usda update programs provide drinking water technical assistance including information cost effective innovative alternative drinking water delivery systems disseminate information cost effectiveness wells systems communities nonprofit organizations seeking federal funding drinking water systems serving small communities fewer persons requires applicants federal grants loans drinking water systems certify wells considered alternative drinking water supply


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Drinking Water Protection Act - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and submit to Congress a strategic plan for assessing and managing risks associated with cyanotoxins in drinking water provided by public water systems. (Cyanotoxins are naturally occurring toxins produced by cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae.)

Requires the plan to include steps and time lines to:

 evaluate the risk to human health from drinking water contaminated with cyanotoxins; establish, publish, and update a comprehensive list of cyanotoxins that are harmful to human health; summarize the known adverse human health effects of cyanotoxins and the factors that cause cyanobacteria to grow rapidly and make toxins; determine whether to publish health advisories for harmful cyanotoxins and establish relevant guidance; recommend feasible treatment options; and enter into cooperative agreements with, and provide technical assistance to, affected states and public water systems to manage risks associated with cyanotoxins.

direct environmental_protection_agency epa develop submit congress strategic plan assessing managing risks associated drinking water provided public water systems naturally occurring toxins produced cyanobacteria known blue green algae requires plan include steps time lines evaluate risk human health drinking water contaminated establish publish update comprehensive list harmful human health summarize known adverse human health effects factors cause cyanobacteria grow rapidly toxins determine publish health advisories harmful establish relevant guidance recommend feasible treatment options enter cooperative agreements provide technical assistance affected states public water systems manage risks associated


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

San Francisco Bay Restoration Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide funding for activities, studies, or projects, including restoration projects and habitat improvement for fish, waterfowl, and wildlife, that are identified in an annual priority list and that advance the goals and objectives of the comprehensive management plan for the San Francisco estuary.

Authorizes funding to be provided through cooperative agreements, grants, or other means to state and local agencies, special districts, public or nonprofit agencies, institutions, and organizations. Prohibits funding from being used for the administration of a management conference for the San Francisco estuary under the National Estuary Program.

Requires the Administrator, in developing the priority list, to consult with and consider the recommendations of: (1) the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, (2) the state of California and affected local governments in the San Francisco Bay estuary watershed, and (3) any other relevant stakeholder involved with the protection and restoration of such estuary.

Limits funding amounts under this Act to 75% of the total cost of eligible activities to be carried out using those amounts.

Authorizes the Administrator to carry out this Act for each of FY2013-FY2017.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated san bay restoration act amends federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act authorize administrator environmental_protection_agency epa provide funding activities studies projects including restoration projects habitat improvement fish waterfowl wildlife identified annual priority list advance goals objectives comprehensive management plan san_francisco estuary authorizes funding provided cooperative agreements grants means state local agencies special districts public nonprofit agencies institutions organizations prohibits funding administration management conference san_francisco estuary national_estuary_program requires administrator developing priority list consult consider recommendations state california affected local governments san_francisco_bay estuary watershed relevant stakeholder involved protection restoration estuary limits funding amounts act total cost eligible activities carried amounts authorizes administrator carry act fy2013 fy2017


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Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act - Calls for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prioritize the types of technical assistance to enable small public water systems to comply with national primary drinking water regulations that are the most beneficial to small and rural communities, based on their input.

Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to: (1) authorize appropriations to the Administrator of EPA for FY2014-FY2019 for such assistance; and (2) allow the Administrator to use such funds to provide grants or cooperative agreements to nonprofit organizations that provide to small public water systems onsite technical assistance, circuit-rider and multistate regional technical assistance programs, onsite and regional training, assistance with implementing source water protection plans, and assistance with implementing monitoring plans, rules, regulations, and water security enhancements. Directs the Administrator to give preference to nonprofit organizations that are determined to be the most qualified and experienced and that the small community water systems find to be the most beneficial and effective.

Prohibits the use of such grants or cooperative agreements under the Act's research and technical assistance provisions for citizens' civil actions.

grassroots rural small_community_water_systems assistance act calls environmental_protection_agency epa prioritize types technical assistance enable small public water systems comply national primary drinking water regulations beneficial small rural communities based input amends safe drinking water act authorize appropriations administrator epa fy2014-fy2019 assistance allow administrator use funds provide grants cooperative agreements nonprofit organizations provide small public water systems onsite technical assistance circuit rider multistate regional technical assistance programs onsite regional training assistance implementing source water protection plans assistance implementing monitoring plans rules regulations water security enhancements directs administrator preference nonprofit organizations determined qualified experienced small community water systems find beneficial effective prohibits use grants cooperative agreements act research technical assistance provisions citizens civil actions


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Community Fire Safety Act of 2013 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt fire hydrants from certain prohibitions against the use of lead pipes, solder, and flux.

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) consult with and seek the advice of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council on potential changes to federal regulations pertaining to lead; and (2) request the Council to consider sources of lead throughout drinking water distribution systems, including through components used to reroute drinking water during distribution system repairs.

community fire safety act amends safe drinking water act exempt fire certain prohibitions use lead pipes solder flux directs administrator environmental_protection_agency epa consult seek advice potential changes federal regulations pertaining lead request council consider sources lead drinking water distribution systems including components reroute drinking water distribution system repairs


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WaterSense Efficiency, Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2014 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services so as to:

 reduce water use; reduce the strain on water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure; conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and preserve water resources through the voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications about, products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services that meet the highest water efficiency and performance criteria. Requires the Administrator of EPA to identify other voluntary approaches to encourage recycling and reuse technologies to improve water efficiency or lower water use and to implement those approaches, if appropriate.

Establishes a State Residential Water Efficiency and Conservation Incentives Program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled under the WaterSense program.

Requires the Administrator to make grants to owners or operators of water systems to address, mitigate, and adapt to address any ongoing or forecasted impact of climate change on the water quality or quantity of a U.S. region.

conservation adaptation act establishes environmental_protection_agency epa watersense program identify promote water efficient products buildings landscapes facilities processes services reduce water use reduce strain water wastewater stormwater infrastructure conserve energy pump heat transport treat water preserve water resources voluntary labeling forms communications products buildings landscapes facilities processes services meet highest water efficiency performance criteria requires administrator epa identify voluntary approaches encourage recycling reuse technologies improve water efficiency lower water use implement approaches appropriate establishes state residential water efficiency conservation incentives program provide financial incentives consumers purchase install products buildings landscapes facilities processes services labeled watersense program requires administrator grants owners operators water systems address mitigate adapt address ongoing forecasted impact climate change water quality quantity region


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Water in the 21st Century Act or W21 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services.

 Requires the EPA to identify other voluntary approaches to encourage recycling and reuse technologies to improve water efficiency or lower water use and to implement those approaches, if appropriate.

Establishes a State Residential Water Efficiency and Conservation Incentives Program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled under the WaterSense program.

Requires the EPA to make grants to owners or operators of water systems to address, mitigate, and adapt to any ongoing or forecasted impact of climate change on a region's water quality or quantity.

 Authorizes the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance for water recycling, water infrastructure, enhanced energy efficiency in water systems, desalination projects, permanent water storage, and integrated water management in specified states.

Authorizes the transfer of title to nonfederal entities of reclamation projects in need of rehabilitation that are authorized before enactment of this Act under certain conditions. Requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish an open water data system.

Reauthorizes the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 and the Water Desalination Act of 1996 through FY2020.

Requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, after receiving a request from a nonfederal sponsor, to review the operation of a reservoir and update the water control manual to incorporate improved weather and runoff forecasting methods, if appropriate.

Directs the EPA to develop voluntary national drought resilience guidelines relating to preparedness planning and investments for water users and providers.

Requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to prepare a salmon drought plan for California.

water 21st century act environmental_protection_agency epa watersense program identify promote water efficient products buildings landscapes facilities processes services requires epa identify voluntary approaches encourage recycling reuse technologies improve water efficiency lower water use implement approaches appropriate establishes state residential water efficiency conservation incentives program provide financial incentives consumers purchase install products buildings landscapes facilities processes services labeled watersense program requires epa grants owners operators water systems address mitigate adapt ongoing forecasted impact climate change region water quality quantity provide financial assistance water recycling water infrastructure enhanced energy efficiency water systems desalination projects permanent water storage integrated water management specified states authorizes transfer title nonfederal entities reclamation projects need rehabilitation authorized enactment act certain conditions requires usgs establish open water data system water desalination act fy2020 requires receiving request nonfederal sponsor review operation reservoir update water control manual incorporate improved weather runoff forecasting methods appropriate directs epa develop voluntary national drought resilience guidelines relating preparedness planning investments water users providers requires fish wildlife service prepare salmon drought plan california


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014 - Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and publish within 180 days a health advisory including recommendations on: (1) the level of Microcystins (toxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae) in drinking water that is safe for human consumption; (2) feasible treatment techniques and other means for achieving a safe level; and (3) standardized procedures for testing for Microcystins in drinking water.

Directs the EPA to report with 180 days and every year thereafter on: (1) the status of the determination, (2) the steps taken by the EPA to promote testing of drinking water for Microcystins in areas that have been affected by harmful algal blooms, and (3) an analysis of available treatment techniques and other means for addressing Microcystins in drinking water.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated safe secure drinking water protection act requires environmental_protection_agency epa develop publish days health advisory including recommendations level toxins produced freshwater cyanobacteria known blue green algae drinking water safe human consumption feasible treatment techniques means achieving safe level standardized procedures testing drinking water directs epa report days year status determination steps taken epa promote testing drinking water areas affected harmful algal blooms analysis available treatment techniques means addressing drinking water


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on February 24, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Drinking Water Protection Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and submit to Congress a strategic plan for assessing and managing risks associated with algal toxins in drinking water provided by public water systems. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, have the ability to produce cyanotoxins, or algal toxins. When certain conditions are favorable, algae can rapidly multiply causing blooms, or dense surface scums, that may be toxic.

The plan must include steps and time lines to:

 evaluate the risk to human health from drinking water contaminated with algal toxins; establish, publish, and update a comprehensive list of algal toxins that may have an adverse effect on human health, taking into account likely exposure levels; summarize the known adverse human health effects of algal toxins and the factors that cause toxin-producing cyanobacteria and algae to grow rapidly and make toxins; determine whether to publish health advisories for algal toxins and establish guidance regarding feasible analytical methods to quantify the presence of algal toxins and guidance regarding the frequency of monitoring necessary to determine if the algal toxins are present; recommend feasible treatment options, including procedures, equipment, and source water protection practices; and enter into cooperative agreements with, and provide technical assistance to, affected states and public water systems to manage risks associated with algal toxins. The EPA must update and resubmit the plan as appropriate.

The EPA must identify gaps in its understanding of algal toxins. It must also assemble and publish information from each agency that has examined or analyzed cyanobacteria or algal toxins or addressed public health concerns related to harmful algal blooms. The Government Accountability Office must submit to Congress an inventory of funds expended by the United States for each of FY2010 through 2014 to examine or analyze toxin-producing cyanobacteria and algae or address public health concerns related to harmful algal blooms. The inventory must include the specific purpose for which the funds were made available, the law under which the funds were authorized, and the agency that received or spent the funds.

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Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act of 2015

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and publish within 90 days a health advisory including recommendations on: (1) the level of microcystins (toxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae) in drinking water that is safe for human consumption; (2) feasible treatment techniques and other means for achieving a safe level; and (3) standardized procedures for testing for microcystins in drinking water.

Until the EPA makes a determination on whether to regulate microcystins in drinking water, it must report on: (1) the status of the determination, (2) the steps taken by the EPA to promote testing of drinking water for microcystins in areas that have been affected by harmful algal blooms, and (3) an analysis of available treatment techniques and other means for addressing microcystins in drinking water. The EPA must submit the report within 120 days and every year thereafter.

safe secure drinking water act bill requires environmental_protection_agency epa develop publish days health advisory including recommendations level toxins produced freshwater cyanobacteria known blue green algae drinking water safe human consumption feasible treatment techniques means achieving safe level standardized procedures testing drinking water epa makes determination regulate drinking water report status determination steps taken epa promote testing drinking water areas affected harmful algal blooms analysis available treatment techniques means addressing drinking water epa submit report days year


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Water Supply Cost Savings Act or the Savings Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture to: (1) update their programs that provide drinking water technical assistance to include information on cost-effective, innovative, and alternative drinking water delivery systems; and (2) disseminate information on the cost effectiveness of alternative drinking water delivery systems, including wells and well systems, to communities and nonprofit organizations seeking federal funding for drinking water systems serving 500 or fewer persons.

Applicants for funding for drinking water systems serving 500 or fewer persons must consider drinking water delivery systems sourced by publicly owned individual, shared, and community wells.

water supply cost savings act savings act bill requires environmental_protection_agency department_of_agriculture update programs provide drinking water technical assistance include information cost effective innovative alternative drinking water delivery systems disseminate information cost effectiveness alternative drinking water delivery systems including wells systems communities nonprofit organizations seeking federal funding drinking water systems serving fewer persons applicants funding drinking water systems serving fewer persons consider drinking water delivery systems sourced publicly owned individual shared community wells


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Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2015

This bill repeals the exemption for hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation.

The chemicals intended for use in underground injections must be disclosed before the hydraulic fracturing operations commence. The chemicals actually used must also be disclosed at the end of the operations. The disclosure must be made to state underground injection programs or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) if the EPA has primary enforcement responsibility in the state. The state or the EPA must make the disclosure available to the public.

When a medical emergency exists and the proprietary chemical formula of a chemical used in the operations is necessary for medical treatment, hydraulic fracturing operations must disclose the formula or the specific chemical identity of a trade secret chemical to the state, the EPA, or the treating physician or nurse upon request, regardless of whether a written statement of need or a confidentiality agreement has been provided. Hydraulic fracturing operations may require a written statement of need and a confidentiality agreement as soon thereafter as circumstances permit.

act bill repeals exemption hydraulic fracturing operations related oil gas geothermal production activities safe_drinking_water_act hydraulic fracturing fracking process extract underground resources oil gas geologic formation injecting water propping agent sand chemical additives pressure fracture geological formation chemicals intended use underground injections disclosed hydraulic fracturing operations commence chemicals actually disclosed end operations disclosure state underground injection programs environmental_protection_agency epa epa primary enforcement responsibility state state epa disclosure available public medical emergency exists proprietary chemical formula chemical operations necessary medical treatment hydraulic fracturing operations disclose formula specific chemical identity trade secret chemical state epa treating physician nurse request regardless written statement need confidentiality agreement provided hydraulic fracturing operations require written statement need confidentiality agreement soon circumstances permit


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Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2015

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require states, in order to obtain primary enforcement responsibility for a state underground injection control program, to prohibit the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities unless the person proposing to conduct the hydraulic fracturing operations agrees to conduct testing and report data in accordance with this bill.

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation.

Regulations under such Act for state underground injection control programs must require any person conducting such hydraulic fracturing operations to: (1) conduct testing of underground sources of drinking water in accordance with sampling and testing requirements described in this bill, and (2) report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the results of such testing.

Hydraulic fracturing operations are exempted from those testing and reporting requirements if there is no accessible underground source of drinking water within a radius of one mile of the site where the operations occur.

The EPA must establish and maintain a publicly accessible and searchable database of testing results.

safe hydration american right energy development act bill amends safe_drinking_water_act require states order obtain primary enforcement responsibility state underground injection control program prohibit underground injection fluids propping agents pursuant hydraulic fracturing operations related oil gas geothermal production activities person proposing conduct hydraulic fracturing operations agrees conduct testing report data accordance bill hydraulic fracturing fracking process extract underground resources oil gas geologic formation injecting water propping agent sand chemical additives pressure fracture geological formation regulations act state underground injection control programs require person conducting hydraulic fracturing operations conduct testing underground sources drinking water accordance sampling testing requirements described bill report environmental_protection_agency epa results testing hydraulic fracturing operations exempted testing reporting requirements accessible underground source drinking water radius mile site operations occur epa establish maintain publicly accessible searchable database testing results


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This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and submit to Congress a strategic plan for assessing and managing risks associated with drought to drinking water provided by public water systems.

The plan must include steps and time lines to:

 evaluate the risks posed by drought to drinking water provided by public water systems; establish a comprehensive list of the effects of drought on drinking water that may have an adverse effect on human health; summarize the known adverse human health effects, factors that cause drought, and factors that exacerbate the effects of drought on drinking water provided by public water systems; determine whether to establish guidance for quantifying the effects of drought on drinking water and for determining the frequency of monitoring necessary to detect the effects; recommend feasible treatment options to mitigate such effects, including procedures, equipment, and source water protection practices; and enter into cooperative agreements with, and provide technical assistance to, affected states and public water systems to manage risks associated with the effects of drought on drinking water.

bill amends safe_drinking_water_act direct environmental_protection_agency develop submit congress strategic plan assessing managing risks associated drought drinking water provided public water systems plan include steps time lines evaluate risks posed drought drinking water provided public water systems establish comprehensive list effects drought drinking water adverse effect human health summarize known adverse human health effects factors cause drought factors effects drought drinking water provided public water systems determine establish guidance effects drought drinking water determining frequency monitoring necessary detect effects recommend feasible treatment options mitigate effects including procedures equipment source water protection practices enter cooperative agreements provide technical assistance affected states public water systems manage risks associated effects drought drinking water


Summary: Defines "water resources project" and "water resources development project" to include water supply and environmental infrastructure projects, including projects designed to reclaim or reuse municipal wastewater or impaired surface or groundwater, for purposes of specified provisions of: (1) the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 concerning feasibility studies and feasibility reports for water resources projects, and (2) the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 concerning the annual Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development.

defines water resources project water resources development project include water supply environmental infrastructure projects including projects designed reclaim reuse municipal wastewater impaired surface groundwater purposes specified provisions water_resources_development_act concerning feasibility studies feasibility reports water resources projects water_resources_reform_and_development_act concerning annual report


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Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize through FY2020 the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) program providing technical assistance to small public water systems in complying with national primary drinking water regulations.

The EPA may use the funds to provide grants or cooperative agreements to nonprofit organizations that provide onsite technical assistance; circuit-rider technical assistance programs; multistate, regional technical assistance programs; onsite and regional training; assistance with implementing source water protection plans; and assistance with implementation monitoring plans, rules, regulations, and water security enhancements.

In order to ensure that technical assistance funding is used in a manner that is most beneficial to the small and rural communities, the EPA must give preference to nonprofit organizations that are the most qualified and experienced and that the small community water systems find to be the most beneficial and effective.

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California Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act

This bill amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Department of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of recycled water system facilities in California in cooperation with:

 the cities of Benicia, Brentwood, Ceres, Fresno, Hayward, Modesto, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Pleasanton, Redwood City, Sunnyvale, and Turlock; the Dublin San Ramon Services District; the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District; the Delta Diablo; the Ironhouse Sanitary District; the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency; the Del Puerto Water District; Stanislaus County; the Santa Clara Valley Water District; the San Jose Water Company; the West Bay Sanitary District; and the town of Yountville. The federal share of each project is limited to 25%. Interior must enter into individual agreements to fund such projects and include in such agreements a provision for the reimbursement of design, planning, and construction costs, but may not provide funds for project operation and maintenance.

The bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Antioch, California, recycled water system facilities.

drought relief act bill amends reclamation_wastewater groundwater_study facilities act authorize department_of_the_interior participate design planning construction recycled water system facilities california cooperation cities fresno mountain_view palo_alto redwood_city central sanitary district delta diablo sanitary district santa clara valley water district town federal share project limited interior enter individual agreements fund projects include agreements provision reimbursement design planning construction costs provide funds project operation maintenance bill increases authorization appropriations antioch california recycled water system facilities


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Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2015

 Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart energy and water efficiency management pilot program to award grants to three to five eligible entities (authorities that provide water, wastewater, or water reuse services) to demonstrate advanced and innovative technology-based solutions that will: (1) increase and improve the energy efficiency of water, wastewater, and water reuse systems to help communities make significant progress in conserving water, saving energy, and reducing costs; (2) support the implementation of innovative processes and the installation of advanced automated systems that provide real-time data on energy and water; and (3) improve energy and water conservation, water quality, and predictive maintenance of energy and water systems, through the use of Internet-connected technologies, including sensors, intelligent gateways, and security embedded in hardware.

Directs DOE, in selecting grant recipients, to consider:

 energy and cost savings anticipated to result from the project; the innovative nature, commercial viability, and reliability of the technology to be used; the degree to which the project integrates next-generation sensors, software, hardware, analytics, and management tools; the anticipated cost-effectiveness of the pilot project in terms of energy efficiency savings, water savings or reuse, and infrastructure costs averted; whether the technology can be deployed in a variety of geographic regions and the degree to which the technology can be implemented on a smaller or larger scale, including whether the technology can be implemented by each type of eligible entity; whether the technology has been successfully deployed elsewhere; whether the technology is sourced from a manufacturer based in the United States; and whether the project will be completed in five years or less. Requires DOE to evaluate, annually, each project for which a grant is provided and make best practices identified available to the public.

doe establish carry smart energy water efficiency management pilot program award grants eligible entities authorities provide water wastewater water reuse services demonstrate advanced innovative technology based solutions increase improve energy efficiency water wastewater water reuse systems help communities significant progress conserving water saving energy reducing costs support implementation innovative processes installation advanced automated systems provide real time data energy water improve energy water conservation water quality predictive maintenance energy water systems use internet connected technologies including sensors security embedded hardware directs doe selecting grant recipients consider energy cost savings anticipated result project innovative nature commercial viability reliability technology degree project integrates generation sensors software hardware analytics management tools anticipated cost effectiveness pilot project terms energy efficiency savings water savings reuse infrastructure costs technology deployed variety geographic regions degree technology implemented smaller larger scale including technology implemented type eligible entity technology successfully deployed technology sourced manufacturer based united_states project completed years requires doe evaluate annually project grant provided best practices identified available public


Summary: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall study the feasibility of constructing an aqueduct using aramid synthetic fiber for the purpose of transporting water from Oregon to California.

national_aeronautics_and_space_administration nasa shall study feasibility constructing aqueduct synthetic fiber purpose transporting water oregon california


Summary:
Water System Cost Savings Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture to: (1) update their programs that provide drinking water technical assistance by including information on cost-effective, innovative, and alternative drinking water delivery systems; and (2) disseminate information on the cost effectiveness of alternative drinking water delivery systems, including wells and well systems, to communities and nonprofit organizations seeking federal funding for drinking water systems serving 500 or fewer persons.

In applications for a grant or loan from the federal government or a state that is using federal assistance for those drinking water systems, applicants must self-certify that they have considered as an alternative drinking water supply, drinking water delivery systems sourced by publicly owned individual, shared, and community wells.

water system cost savings act bill requires environmental_protection_agency department_of_agriculture update programs provide drinking water technical assistance including information cost effective innovative alternative drinking water delivery systems disseminate information cost effectiveness alternative drinking water delivery systems including wells systems communities nonprofit organizations seeking federal funding drinking water systems serving fewer persons applications grant loan federal government state federal assistance drinking water systems applicants self certify considered alternative drinking water supply drinking water delivery systems sourced publicly owned individual shared community wells


Summary:
Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2015

This bill codifies the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) WaterSense program, which identifies, labels, and promotes water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, and services. This bill also establishes a program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install residential water efficient products and services labeled under the WaterSense program.

In order to meet procurement requirements for a water consuming product or service, federal agencies must purchase a WaterSense product or service, or a Federal Energy Management Program designated product. Agencies do not have to procure those products or services if they are not cost-effective, or not reasonably available.

The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of individual taxpayers any amount received under an incentive program for the purchase and installation of residential water efficient products and services.

water advanced technologies efficient resource use act bill codifies environmental_protection_agency epa watersense program identifies labels promotes water efficient products buildings landscapes services bill establishes program provide financial incentives consumers purchase install residential water efficient products services labeled watersense program order meet procurement requirements water consuming product service federal agencies purchase watersense product service federal_energy_management_program designated product agencies procure products services cost effective reasonably available bill amends internal_revenue_code exclude gross income individual taxpayers received incentive program purchase installation residential water efficient products services


Summary:
Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies to earn income from dispositions of certain real property and stock interests without affecting their tax-exempt status, but requires that such income be used to pay the costs of operations, maintenance, and capital improvements of such a company.

The bill also establishes a rule regarding the organizational governance of mutual ditch or irrigation companies. Where state law provides that such a company may be organized in a manner that permits voting on a basis that is pro rata to share ownership on corporate governance matters, an organization's qualification as a mutual ditch or irrigation company must be determined without taking into account whether its member shareholders have one vote on corporate governance matters per share held in the corporation.

water agriculture tax reform act sec bill amends internal_revenue_code permit tax exempt mutual ditch irrigation companies earn income dispositions certain real property stock interests affecting tax exempt status requires income pay costs operations maintenance capital improvements company bill establishes rule organizational governance mutual ditch irrigation companies state law provides company organized manner permits voting basis pro rata share ownership corporate governance matters organization qualification mutual ditch irrigation company determined taking account member shareholders vote corporate governance matters share held corporation


Summary:
San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to implement the Agreement between the United States and Westlands Water District to settle litigation concerning the U.S. duty to provide drainage service, entered September 15, 2015 (Westlands Agreement) and the agreement among the United States, the San Luis Water District, the Panoche Water District, and the Pacheco Water District.

The bill amends the 1960 statute that authorized Interior to construct the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project (CVP), California, to: (1) repeal provisions that include distribution systems and drains as features of such unit, and (2) eliminate requirements for Interior to meet drainage requirements for such unit. Each contractor within the unit that receives water for irrigation shall be responsible for the management of drainage water within its boundaries. The Westlands Water District (the District) shall assume all legal responsibility for the management of drainage water within, and shall not discharge drain water outside of, its boundaries.

Interior shall:

 convert the District's existing long-term or interim renewal water service contract to a repayment contract, make allocation decisions in the CVP consistent with federal law and applicable California State Water Resources Control Board requirements, and enter into a contract with the Navy for the delivery of CVP water to the Lemoore Naval Air Station to meet irrigation needs associated with its air operations. The bill suspends the District's capital repayment obligation and payments under its water service contracts and the April 1, 1965, repayment contract with the United States until the execution of the repayment contract, after which the District shall: (1) receive a specified credit against future operation and maintenance costs payable to the United States, and (2) be relieved of capital repayment obligations under specified water service contracts. Upon discharge of such capital repayment obligation, the ownership and full cost pricing limitations in federal reclamation law shall not apply to lands in the District.

CVP construction costs or other capitalized costs allocated to the District after the date of the Westlands Agreement shall be repaid within five years after notification of the allocation of less than $5 million. If the amount allocated is $5 million or greater, such cost shall be repaid as provided by applicable reclamation law.

Upon the execution of the repayment contract, Interior shall transfer to the District title to:

 the San Luis Canal System, excluding the main canal that is integrated with the California Aqueduct; the Mendota Pool diversion facilities operated by the District; the Pleasant Valley System; the drainage collection system; the Tranquillity Field Office; the Huron field office; and all real property interests held by the United States in lands associated with such facilities and equipment. For any year in which the allocation for south-of-Delta CVP long-term water service contractors or repayment contractors is greater than 75%, Interior shall calculate for the District a per acre foot Restoration Fund payment based on a projection that the District would take delivery of such allocation.

san unit drainage resolution act bill requires department_of_the_interior implement agreement united_states settle litigation concerning duty provide drainage service entered september agreement agreement united_states bill amends statute authorized interior construct san unit central_valley_project cvp california repeal provisions include distribution systems features unit eliminate requirements interior meet drainage requirements unit contractor unit receives water irrigation shall responsible management drainage water boundaries district shall assume legal responsibility management drainage water shall discharge drain water outside boundaries interior shall convert district existing long term interim renewal water service contract repayment contract allocation decisions cvp consistent federal law applicable requirements enter contract navy delivery cvp water meet irrigation needs associated air operations bill suspends district capital repayment obligation payments water service contracts april repayment contract united_states execution repayment contract district shall receive specified credit future operation maintenance costs payable united_states relieved capital repayment obligations specified water service contracts discharge capital repayment obligation ownership cost pricing limitations federal reclamation law shall apply lands district cvp construction costs capitalized costs allocated district date agreement shall repaid years notification allocation million allocated million greater cost shall repaid provided applicable reclamation law execution repayment contract interior shall transfer district title excluding main canal integrated diversion facilities operated district drainage collection system field office real property interests held united_states lands associated facilities equipment year allocation south delta cvp long term water service contractors repayment contractors greater interior shall calculate district acre foot payment based projection district delivery allocation


Summary:
Improving Notification for Clean and Safe Drinking Water Act of 2016

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require public water systems to notify their customers of lead concentration levels in drinking water that exceed lead limits under national primary drinking water regulations.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must notify the public within 15 days of the lead levels exceeding those limits if the public water system or the state does not notify the public.

The EPA may notify the public or the local or state health department of the result of lead monitoring conducted by a public water system.

clean safe drinking water act bill amends safe_drinking_water_act require public water systems notify customers lead concentration levels drinking water exceed lead limits national primary drinking water regulations environmental_protection_agency epa notify public days lead levels exceeding limits public water system state notify public epa notify public local state health department result lead monitoring conducted public water system


Summary:
Drinking Water Contamination Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016

This bill provides $1 billion in FY2016 supplemental appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for making a grant to the state of Michigan to replace pipes, pipe fittings, and other drinking water infrastructure that are not lead-free.

The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. The EPA must report monthly to Congress on the use of the funds.

drinking water contamination emergency supplemental appropriations act bill provides billion fy2016 supplemental appropriations environmental_protection_agency epa making grant state michigan replace pipes pipe fittings drinking water infrastructure lead free funds designated emergency requirement exempts funds discretionary spending limits budget enforcement rules epa report monthly congress use funds


Summary:
Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury a Water Infrastructure Investment Trust Fund and appropriates to it amounts equivalent to the fees received in the Treasury before January 1, 2022, under this Act.

The bill requires 85% of amounts in the Fund to be available to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for capitalization grants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act or CWA) and 15% to be available for capitalization grants under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Amounts in the Fund may not be made available for a fiscal year unless the amount of funds appropriated to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund through annual capitalization grants is not less than the average of the annual amounts provided in capitalization grants under the CWA for the immediately preceding five-fiscal-year period.

The Department of the Treasury shall: (1) implement a program under which it provides a label suitable for placement on products (for a fee of three cents per unit) to inform consumers that the manufacturer, producer, or importer of the product and other stakeholders participate in the Fund and are contributing to America's clean water; and (2) deposit amounts received in the Treasury.

The EPA, with participation by the states, shall conduct a study to: (1) assess the affordability gap faced by low-income populations located in urban and rural areas in obtaining services from clean water and drinking water systems; and (2) analyze options for programs to provide incentives for rate adjustments at the local level to achieve full cost or true value pricing for such services, while protecting low-income ratepayers from undue burden.

water infrastructure trust fund act bill amends internal_revenue_code establish treasury water infrastructure investment trust fund appropriates amounts equivalent fees received treasury january act bill requires amounts fund available environmental_protection_agency epa capitalization grants federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act cwa available capitalization grants safe_drinking_water_act amounts fund available fiscal year funds appropriated clean water state revolving fund annual capitalization grants average annual amounts provided capitalization grants cwa immediately preceding fiscal year period department_of_the_treasury shall implement program provides label suitable placement products fee cents unit inform consumers manufacturer producer importer product stakeholders participate fund contributing america clean water deposit amounts received treasury epa participation states shall conduct study assess affordability gap faced low income populations located urban rural areas obtaining services clean water drinking water systems analyze options programs provide incentives rate adjustments local level achieve cost true value pricing services protecting low income ratepayers undue burden


Summary:
Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require public water systems to notify their customers when a lead action level under national drinking water regulations is exceeded in more than 10% of customer taps sampled. (An action level is a level of contaminates which triggers a requirement for the public water system to take additional actions to control corrosion.) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must notify customers if the state or the public water system fails to notify the public within 24 hours of receiving notice from the EPA.

Community water systems' consumer confidence reports must include: (1) a definition of "action level," and (2) the action level for contaminants detected in water provided by the public water system.

The EPA must establish a strategic plan for conducting targeted outreach, education, technical assistance, and risk communication to populations affected by lead in the public water system.

EPA employees must forward to the public water system and to the state information indicating that drinking water contains lead that exceeds a lead action level. The public water system must then disseminate this information to its customers along with its potential adverse effects on human health, corrective steps underway, and advice on whether customers should seek alternative water supplies. If the public water system or the state fails to disseminate the information, the EPA must disseminate it as soon as reasonably possible.

(Sec. 3) The EPA must: (1) make information about lead in drinking water available to the public, and (2) carry out targeted outreach strategies that focus on educating groups that are at greater risk than the general population for adverse health effects from exposure to lead in drinking water.

safe drinking water act improved compliance awareness act sec bill amends safe_drinking_water_act require public water systems notify customers lead action level national drinking water regulations exceeded customer action level level triggers requirement public water system additional actions control corrosion environmental_protection_agency epa notify customers state public water system fails notify public hours receiving notice epa community water systems consumer confidence reports include definition action level action level contaminants detected water provided public water system epa establish strategic plan conducting targeted outreach education technical assistance risk communication populations affected lead public water system epa employees forward public water system state information indicating drinking water contains lead exceeds lead action level public water system disseminate information customers potential adverse effects human health corrective steps underway advice customers seek alternative water supplies public water system state fails disseminate information epa disseminate soon reasonably possible sec epa information lead drinking water available public carry targeted outreach strategies focus educating groups greater risk general population adverse health effects exposure lead drinking water


Summary:
Families of Flint Act

This bill provides support for Flint, Michigan in addressing lead in the city's drinking water and related issues.

The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by establishing a 10-year grant program to ensure that Flint's drinking water does not contain: (1) lead levels that threaten public health or the environment, or (2) other drinking water contaminants and pathogens that threaten public health. The bill also establishes specified grant programs for assisting Flint that are established within the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Education, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, by allowing states to use more than 20% of funds from Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants for addressing a threat to public health from heightened exposure to lead in a municipal drinking water supply if a federal or state emergency declaration has been issued for that threat.

HHS must establish in Flint a Center of Excellence on Lead Exposure.

The bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the allowable participation period in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children for children residing in areas that are in a state of emergency. A state may elect to allow those children to participate in the program for a period that ends on the earlier of: (1) the child's tenth birthday (currently fifth), or (2) five years after the emergency (currently children may participate for a one-year period).

families flint act bill provides support flint michigan addressing lead city drinking water related issues bill amends safe_drinking_water_act establishing year grant program ensure flint drinking water contain lead levels threaten public health environment drinking water contaminants pathogens threaten public health bill establishes specified grant programs assisting flint established department_of_labor department_of_health_and_human_services hhs department_of_education department_of_commerce department_of_justice department_of_housing_and_urban_development bill amends consolidated_appropriations_act allowing states use funds capitalization grants addressing threat public health heightened exposure lead municipal drinking water supply federal state emergency declaration issued threat hhs establish flint center excellence lead exposure bill amends child nutrition act increase allowable participation period children children residing areas state emergency state elect allow children participate program period ends earlier child tenth birthday currently fifth years emergency currently children participate year period


Summary:
This bill amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in projects to benefit eligible communities through projects to:

 capture and treat wastewater and to distribute recycled water from a new mixed-use development that cannot otherwise be economically provided recycled water from one or more existing water reclamation plants and recycled water distribution systems; adjust or forego a portion of facility capacity or connection fees otherwise paid by the property owner to a regional water agency that imports out-of-basin water supplies; and/or extend local recycled water distribution systems to properties adjacent to new mixed-use development. The bill defines "eligible communities" as communities:

 in a state under a drought emergency declared by the governor, where water retailers have been directed by a state water resources control board to reduce consumption or use of potable water usage by 24% to 32%, and whose sanitation district has been directed by a regional water quality control board to reduce the discharge of chloride to comply with basin water quality standards. The Department of the Interior shall give priority to projects that:

 will serve a region that has received federal authorization for projects associated with perchlorate remediation programs under the Bureau of Reclamation or the Army Corps of Engineers, will serve or are located in a region that has completed feasibility studies for perchlorate remediation efforts, and/or will serve a region where the regional water agency that imports out-of-basin water supplies has a wholesale area that includes a population of between 200,000 and 350,000. The federal share of the cost of such a project shall not exceed 25% of the total cost.

bill amends reclamation_wastewater groundwater_study facilities act authorize bureau_of_reclamation participate projects benefit eligible communities projects capture treat wastewater distribute recycled water new mixed use development economically provided recycled water existing water reclamation plants recycled water distribution systems adjust forego portion facility capacity connection fees paid property owner regional water agency imports basin water supplies extend local recycled water distribution systems properties adjacent new mixed use development bill defines eligible communities communities state drought emergency declared governor water retailers directed state water resources control board reduce consumption use potable water usage sanitation district directed regional water quality control board reduce discharge chloride comply basin water quality standards department_of_the_interior shall priority projects serve region received federal authorization projects associated perchlorate remediation programs bureau_of_reclamation army_corps_of_engineers serve located region completed feasibility studies perchlorate remediation efforts serve region regional water agency imports basin water supplies wholesale area includes population federal share cost project shall exceed total cost


Summary:
Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an exclusion from gross income of the value of any water conservation and efficiency measure or water runoff management improvement (or any subsidy, rebate, or other amount for such a measure or improvement) received from a water department. A "water department" means any entity (including a public or private utility, the federal government, or a state or local government) engaged in the provision of water to the public through pipes or other conveyances or in the collection, treatment, management, or disposal of storm water or waste water generated by the public.

water conservation rebate tax parity act bill amends internal_revenue_code allow exclusion gross income value water conservation efficiency measure water runoff management improvement subsidy rebate measure improvement received water department water department means entity including public private utility federal government state local government engaged provision water public pipes conveyances collection treatment management disposal storm water waste water generated public


Summary:
Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2016

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize the Act through FY2021.

The bill sets forth requirements concerning Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund (SRF) projects, including mandates for the use of bond sales, mandates to produce goods in the United States, and mandates to provide prevailing wages to laborers and mechanics.

The bill makes changes to provisions that states must include in their Intended Use Plans, including data on variances, exemptions, and persistent violations.

The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide additional assistance to public water systems that serve disadvantaged communities.

The bill increases the portion of SRF funds that states may reserve to provide technical assistance to public water systems.Additionally, the bill increases the funds that may be reserved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use in the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

The EPAmust:(1)study the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in drinking water sources, (2)establish requirements for electronic submission of compliance monitoring data by public water systems, (3)collect data on best practices for administration of SRF programs, (4)implement a certification program for effective water leak control technology, (5)develop a strategic plan for assessing and managing the risks of drought to drinking water, (6)establish a grant program to assist water systems in improving drinking water resiliency and sustainability, and (7)establish a grant program to remove lead service lines from public water systems.

assistance quality affordability act bill amends safe_drinking_water_act reauthorize act fy2021 bill sets forth requirements concerning safe drinking water act state revolving fund srf projects including mandates use bond sales mandates produce goods united_states mandates provide prevailing wages laborers mechanics bill makes changes provisions states include intended use plans including data variances exemptions persistent violations bill amends safe_drinking_water_act provide additional assistance public water systems serve disadvantaged communities bill increases portion srf funds states reserve provide technical assistance public water systems additionally bill increases funds reserved environmental_protection_agency epa use district_of_columbia american_samoa northern_mariana islands guam virgin_islands presence pharmaceuticals personal care products drinking water sources requirements electronic submission compliance monitoring data public water systems data best practices administration srf programs certification program effective water leak control technology strategic plan assessing managing risks drought drinking water grant program assist water systems improving drinking water resiliency sustainability grant program remove lead service lines public water systems


Summary:
Grants and Education To Tackle Homeowner Exposure to Lead Ensuring America Drinks Only from Unpolluted Taps Act of 2016 or the GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2016

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible entities (i.e., certain water systems, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies) for reducing lead levels in water for human consumption.

Grant funds may be used to assist low-income homeowners in carrying out lead reduction projects, as long as the grant amount does not exceed the cost of replacing the privately owned portion of the service line.

If an eligible entity uses funds for replacing lead service lines, it must: (1) notify customers of the planned replacement of any publicly owned portions of the lead service line; (2) inform each customer that it will replace the public portions of the line only if it obtains the customer's consent to simultaneously replace the privately owned portions of the line; and (3) demonstrate that it has considered multiple options for reducing lead in drinking water, including an evaluation of options for corrosion control.

grants education tackle homeowner exposure lead ensuring america drinks lead act bill requires environmental_protection_agency epa establish grant program provide assistance eligible entities certain water systems nonprofit organizations government agencies reducing lead levels water human consumption grant funds assist low income homeowners carrying lead reduction projects long grant exceed cost replacing privately owned portion service line eligible entity uses funds replacing lead service lines notify customers planned replacement publicly owned portions lead service line inform customer replace public portions line obtains customer consent simultaneously replace privately owned portions line demonstrate considered multiple options reducing lead drinking water including evaluation options corrosion control


Summary:
Copper and Lead Evaluation and Reporting Act of 2016 or the CLEAR Act

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate new lead and copper regulations that would set a health-based, household action level for lead and copper that triggers: (1) a consumer notification of drinking water contamination; (2) a report to the appropriate public health agency; and (3) an examination by the public water system of service line material and, if applicable, the removal of lead portions of the service line.

 That action level must be based on the amount of lead that would result in a blood lead level greater than five micrograms per deciliter in an average, healthy infant who consumes infant formula made with water.

The regulations must also:

 provide outreach about the health risk and protection available to consumers with known or suspected lead service lines, institutions and facilities that serve other vulnerable populations, and the caregivers and health care providers of those consumers or populations; require reporting by public water systems for each monitoring period to the populations they serve on information concerning lead and copper levels; require public water systems to provide a public statement of lead service line ownership where a community has such lines; modify monitoring requirements to provide for voluntary, consumer-requested tap samples for lead; and provide for utilizing the results of those samples.

copper lead evaluation reporting act clear act bill amends safe_drinking_water_act require environmental_protection_agency promulgate new lead copper regulations set health based household action level lead copper triggers consumer notification drinking water contamination report appropriate public health agency examination public water system service line material applicable removal lead portions service line action level based lead result blood lead level greater micrograms deciliter average healthy infant infant formula water regulations provide outreach health risk protection available consumers known suspected lead service lines institutions facilities serve vulnerable populations caregivers health care providers consumers populations require reporting public water systems monitoring period populations serve information concerning lead copper levels require public water systems provide public statement lead service line ownership community lines modify monitoring requirements provide voluntary consumer requested tap samples lead provide utilizing results samples


Summary:
Sustainable Water Supplies Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior: (1) in order to determine the feasibility of agreements for long-term use of existing or expanded non-federal storage and conveyance facilities to augment federal water supply, ecosystem, and operational flexibility benefits, to enter into cooperative agreements with non-federal entities to provide replacement water supplies for drought relief for Central Valley Project contractors, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, state wildlife areas, and private wetland areas; and (2) complete a report (to be made available to the Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System and Central Valley Project contractors) on the feasibility of such agreements within two years of this Act's enactment.

Such agreements must: (1) include the purchase of storage capacity in non-federal facilities from willing sellers; and (2) provide reimbursement for the temporary use of available capacity in existing above-ground, off-stream storage, and associated conveyance facilities owned by local water agencies.

sustainable water supplies act bill directs order determine feasibility agreements long term use existing expanded non federal storage conveyance facilities augment federal water supply ecosystem operational flexibility benefits enter cooperative agreements non federal entities provide replacement water supplies drought relief central_valley_project contractors units national_wildlife_refuge_system state wildlife areas private wetland areas complete report available chief national_wildlife_refuge_system central valley project contractors feasibility agreements years act enactment agreements include purchase storage capacity non federal facilities willing sellers provide reimbursement temporary use available capacity existing ground stream storage associated conveyance facilities owned local water agencies


Summary:
Transparent Environment in School Testing for Lead Act or the TEST for Lead Act

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to condition a state's receipt of funding from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund on the state establishing a program to test for lead in school drinking water.

Program requirements include testing water from: (1) faucets used for food preparation, (2)sinks in bathrooms, and (3)drinking water coolers.Testing must be conducted at least biannually at schools built prior to 1996 and at least annually at schools built in 1996 or after.

Additionally, local education agencies must notify parents, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the state in which they are located within 48 hours if a level of lead exceeds the EPA's lead action level.

transparent environment school testing lead act test lead act bill amends safe_drinking_water_act condition state receipt funding state establishing program test lead school drinking water program requirements include testing water food preparation water coolers testing conducted biannually schools built prior annually schools built additionally local education agencies notify parents environmental_protection_agency epa state located hours level lead exceeds epa lead action level


Summary:
Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2016

The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize through FY2021 and revise specified wastewater infrastructure programs and water pollution control programs, including the clean water state revolving fund program and a grant program for protecting groundwater quality.

water quality protection job creation act bill amends federal_water_pollution_control_act commonly known clean water act reauthorize fy2021 revise specified wastewater infrastructure programs water pollution control programs including clean water state revolving fund program grant program protecting groundwater quality


Summary:
Safe Water and Nutrition Access Act

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take the following actions regarding eligible states (states in which there is a community with respect to which the President has declared an emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act relating to public health threats associated with the presence of lead or other contaminants in a public drinking water supply):

 guarantee loans to entities to process, distribute, aggregate, store, and market locally or regionally produced food under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (CFRDA) for projects in underserved communities in an eligible state, using specified Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds for FY2016; provide grants under the CFRDA's emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program to nonprofit entities in an eligible state, notwithstanding maximum population and income requirements or maximum grant limitations under such Act, using specified CCC funds for FY2016; use specified CCC funds for water and waste disposal technical assistance and training grants, and for the rural water and wastewater circuit rider program, in FY2016-FY2017; and use specified CCC funds for eligible projects or partnerships under USDA's healthy food financing initiative, with priority given to eligible projects and partnerships to be carried out in an eligible state. The bill allows such amounts to be obligated during the five-year period beginning with the date the amount is first made available, after which the provision under which such amount is provided shall expire. No funds may be used to carry out a provision of this bill unless completely offset by a corresponding reduction in mandatory funds available for another program.

safe water nutrition access act bill requires department_of_agriculture usda following actions eligible states states community respect president declared emergency robert stafford disaster relief emergency assistance act relating public health threats associated presence lead contaminants public drinking water supply guarantee loans entities process distribute aggregate store market locally regionally produced food consolidated_farm rural development act projects underserved communities eligible state specified commodity_credit_corporation ccc funds fy2016 provide grants emergency imminent community water assistance grant program nonprofit entities eligible state notwithstanding maximum population income requirements maximum grant limitations act specified ccc funds fy2016 use specified ccc funds water waste disposal technical assistance training grants rural water wastewater circuit rider program fy2016 fy2017 use specified ccc funds eligible projects partnerships usda healthy food financing initiative priority given eligible projects partnerships carried eligible state bill allows amounts obligated year period beginning date available provision provided shall expire funds carry provision bill completely offset corresponding reduction mandatory funds available program


Summary:
Lead Testing in School and Child Care Drinking Water Act of 2016

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a voluntary school and child care lead testing program of grants to states to assist local educational agencies in voluntary testing for lead contamination in drinking water at schools and child care programs.

The bill repeals the current program of federal assistance for state programs regarding lead contamination in school drinking water.

lead testing school child care drinking water act bill amends safe_drinking_water_act direct environmental_protection_agency establish voluntary school child care lead testing program grants states assist local educational agencies voluntary testing lead contamination drinking water schools child care programs bill repeals current program federal assistance state programs lead contamination school drinking water


Summary:
Protecting Families from Lead Act of 2016

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the national primary drinking water regulation by lowering the action level for lead in drinking water to no more than: (1) 10 parts per billion by December 31, 2020; and (2) 5 parts per billion by December 31, 2026.

(An action level for lead is a certain contaminant level that triggers a requirement for the public water system to take additional actions to control corrosion from lead. The current action level for lead is 15 parts per billion.)

protecting families bill amends safe_drinking_water_act require environmental_protection_agency revise national primary drinking water regulation lowering action level lead drinking water parts billion december parts billion december action level lead certain contaminant level triggers requirement public water system additional actions control corrosion lead current action level lead parts billion


Summary:
Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act

This bill amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Department of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of recycled water system facilities in California in cooperation with:

 the cities of Benicia, Brentwood, Redwood City, Pleasanton, Hayward, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Sunnyvale; the cities of Ceres, Modesto, and Turlock, the Del Puerto Water District, and Stanislaus County; the Dublin San Ramon Services District; the Santa Clara Valley Water District; the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District; the Delta Diablo; the Ironhouse Sanitary District; the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency; the San Jose Water Company; and the West Bay Sanitary District. The bill also authorizes Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of recycled water system facilities in Hawaii in cooperation with Hawaii Water Service Company, Waikoloa.

The federal share of each project is limited to 25%.

Interior must: (1) enter into individual agreements with the Western Recycled Water Coalition participating agencies to fund such projects (as well as existing projects done in cooperation with the California cities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, Pittsburg, Antioch, Redwood City, and San Jose and the Delta Diablo Sanitation District, the North Coast County Water District, the South County Regional Wastewater Authority, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District); and (2) include in such agreements a provision for the reimbursement of design, planning, and construction costs, but may not provide funds for project operation and maintenance.

The bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the recycled water system facilities of: (1) Antioch and the Delta Diablo Sanitation District, and (2) the South County Regional Wastewater Authority and the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

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Summary:
Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund; (2) modify the definition of subpart F income (i.e., income of a controlled foreign corporation earned outside the United States that is not tax-deferred) to include income of a controlled foreign corporation derived from a foreign country; and (3) transfer that income to the fund.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must allocate funds from the trust fund to specified clean water programs and drinking water programs, including the grant programs authorized or established by this bill.

The bill amends Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) by authorizing the EPA to make grants for providing technical assistance concerning water and sanitation infrastructure and drinking water systems to rural and small municipalities and tribal governments. The EPA must establish a grant program for repairing, replacing, or upgrading septic tanks and drainage fields.

The bill revises requirements concerning the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and the drinking water SRF.

The bill revises the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the EPA to establish a program to make grants to local educational agencies for: (1) installing, repairing, or replacing the infrastructure necessary for drinking water coolers, drinking water fountains, or bottle filling station; and (2) testing the quality of drinking water at schools in such local education agency.

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Summary:
Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2016

This bill amends the Lacey Act and Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 by exempting certain water transfers between public water supplies located on, along, or across the boundaries of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from prohibitions on illegal trade of plants and wildlife. Specifically, the prohibitions do not apply to covered water transfers containing a prohibited species if: (1) the species are present in both public water supplies before the transfer and the water is transferred directly between them; or (2) the water is transferred in a closed conveyance system (a closed system that collects, contains, and transports the flow of water, e.g., pipe systems) and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed.

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Summary:
California New River Restoration Act of 2016

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a California New River restoration program for the river that starts in Mexicali, Mexico, flows north into the United States through Calexico, passes through the Imperial Valley, and drains into the Salton Sea.

In carrying out the program, the EPA must: (1) adopt a New River-wide strategy, and (2) provide grants and technical assistance for coordinating restoration and protection activities.

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Summary:
Drinking Water Disaster Act of 2016

This bill authorizes the President, upon request of a governor of a state, to declare that a major disaster exists as a result of contamination of drinking water from a public water system. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must promulgate regulations to carry out such authority within 60 days of this bill's enactment.

In the case of such a declared major disaster, the federal coordinating officer appointed under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act shall ensure that the coordination of administration of relief required under such Act includes coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, and any other relevant agency.

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