H.R. 306 · 108th Congress
Drinking Water Standards Preservation Act of 2003
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Drinking Water Standards Preservation Act of 2003 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish liability standards for a public water system for damages allegedly caused by delivery of contaminated water containing either regulated or unregulated contaminants.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 8, 2003
Requires for both regulated and unregulated contaminants that there be substantial scientific evidence that the kind of injury alleged could be caused by such substance in the amounts present and that the substance did, in fact, cause the injury.
Requires proof, in the case of regulated contaminants, that the water system violated the regulation, was negligent and that the violation caused the injury.
Requires proof, in the case of unregulated contaminants, that the water system knew or should have known that the substance at that level was likely to cause such injury and that it was feasible to remove the contaminant to a safe level.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Drinking Water Standards Preservation Act of 2003
Latest action (Mar 6, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Policy area: Water Resources Development · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 8, 2003
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.