National
Rural Water Association Policy Positions (updated: Oct, 2011)
The Hoagland Report
Legislation – Policies/Rules – Advisory Committees
Legislation
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(9/2011) S. 1578 –
End Unnecessary Mailers Act of 2011 |
A
bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to consumer confidence
reports by community water systems. |
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H.R. 3145, Rep. Bishop (NY), Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 |
Comprehensive
reauthorization of Clean Water Act state revolving fund program. |
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S1669, the Water
Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act & House companion bill,
HR2738. |
The Senate and House bills
to establish a program in which drinking water, wastewater and stormwater
utilities would compete for grants to help them adapt to climate change. |
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Infrastructure bank bills including: HR3259, HR402, S652, and S1550. |
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S. 999 – Small
System Safe Drinking Water Act of 2011, Senator Inhofe |
To amend the Safe
Drinking Water Act to prevent the enforcement of certain national primary
drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available. |
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H.R. 1340 – End
Unnecessary Costs Caused by Report Mailing Act of 2011, Rep. Young (FL) |
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to consumer confidence reports by community water systems. |
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H.R.
1189 – Clean Water Affordability Act of 2011, Rep. Latta (OH) |
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to assist
municipalities that would experience a significant hardship raising the
revenue necessary to finance projects and activities for the construction of
wastewater treatment works, and for other |
Support:drafting |
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H.R. 1427
– Grassroots Rural and Small
Community Water Systems Assistance Act, Rep. Harper (MS) |
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical
assistance to small public water systems, and for other purposes |
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Bills introduced
in the current Congress 1/2011 – 3/2011 |
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March 16, 2011 S. 493 amendment 241 Idaho Senator Jim Risch |
To prohibit the EPA from fining small communities that are unable to comply with new water quality standards. If the EPA does not make that assistance available, they will be prohibited from levying fines and penalties on these small towns. |
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S. 3745 – Rural Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2010 |
Requires USDA in the case of low-income States to use 95% of the national average nonmetropolitan median income for purposes of determining the eligibility of communities in the States for certain rural development funding. |
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H.R. 2868 – Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 S. 3598 – Secure Water Facilities Act |
To enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, to amend the SDWA to enhance the security of public water systems, and to amend the CWA to enhance the security of wastewater treatment works. |
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H.R. 2206 – Grassroots Rural Water Systems Act |
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize the technical assistance to small public water systems, and for other purposes. |
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S. 1005 – Water Infrastructure Financing Act H.R. 5320 – Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 |
To amend SDWA to increase assistance to states, water systems, and disadvantaged communities, encourage good financial and environmental management of water systems, strengthen EPA enforcement authority, etc. |
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S. 3038 – The Small System Safe Drinking Water Act of 2007 |
To prevent the enforcement of certain water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified. |
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2012 Farm Bill Reauthorization |
Hearings of the Committee on Agricultures to review |
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HR 537 – Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009 |
To provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities. |
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S.531 – Energy and Water Integration Act of 2009 |
SEC. 149 – the DOE shall establish a program consistent with the national rural water circuit rider program to improve energy efficiency, identify and develop alternative and renewable energy supplies, and conserve water in the operation of rural drinking water and wastewater utilities. |
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H.R. 2521 –
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 |
To finance infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes. |
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H.R. 1747 – Safe Drinking Water for Healthy Communities Act of 2007 (MTBE & TCE) |
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate |
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H.R. 3202
– Water Trust Fund |
Legislation to create a clean water trust fund to finance wastewater and some drinking water infrastructure and propose taxes on beverages, soaps and toiletries, pharmaceuticals and other corporate products to finance the fund. The industries chosen as a tax base for the $10 billion per year fund, which would be funneled through EPA’s SRF. |
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H.R. 2421 – Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 |
To reaffirm the
original intent of Congress in enacting the CWA of 1972 to restore and
maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of
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S. 895 – Bureau of Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act |
Authorizes the establishment of the Rural Water Program to enable us to work with rural communities, including Tribes, throughout the West to assess rural water supply needs. |
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S. 157 – Tax-Exempt Interest on Federally Guaranteed Water Loans |
Making Interest on USDA Guaranteed Loans to Water Supplies to be Tax-Exempt |
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Rules/Policies |
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Defining Waters of U.S. Under the CWA |
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Hexavalent Chromium (Chromium 6) |
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Climate Change Policy |
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Sustainability Policy |
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7 USC § 1926(b) |
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Numeric Nutrient Criteria |
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TMDL Reform |
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Source Water
Transportation Projects Initiative |
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Security and
Emergency Response Initiatives |
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EPA’s New Approach to Protecting Drinking Water and Public Health |
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Total Coliform Rule |
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Carbon Sequestration |
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Hydraulic Fracturing |
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Inherently Safer Technology |
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Contaminant Candidate (SDWA) |
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6 Year Review of Existing Contaminants (SDWA) |
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Lead and Copper Rule (SDWA) |
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Disinfection By-Products Rule |
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Costs/Benefits of Federal Regulations |
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Security (GAO Report) |
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Environmental Justice Policy |
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Bottled Water for SDWA Compliance Technology |
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Regulatory Reform (SDWA) |
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SDWA Variances and Exemptions |
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Privatization |
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Affordability (SDWA) |
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Perchlorate Regulation |
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NPDES Permits for Water Systems Proposed Rule |
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Wastewater Blending Policy/CSO Blending |
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Unreasonable Risk to Health Policy (SDWA) |
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SAB Arsenic Health Effects Review |
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SAB Drinking Water Panel Nomination |
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Recent Advisory Committees
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Panel & Charter |
NRWA Representative |
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TBA |
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TBA |
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Nominated: John Sasur and Mel Aust |
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DSH EPA Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council |
David Baird (DE) |
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David Saddler (AZ) |
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Paul Whittemore (NH) |
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Current Charles Hilton Former:Joe Liles (KY) |
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Phil Bastin (IN) & Charles Hilton (SC) |
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Mel Aust (CA) |
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David Baird (DE) & Paul Whittemore (NH) |
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Phil Bastin (IN) |
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Mel Aust (CA) |
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Doug Anderton (GA) |
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