H.R. 5149 · 113th Congress
Smart Water Management Conservation and Efficiency Act of 2014
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Smart Water Management Conservation and Efficiency Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart water management pilot program to award grants to three to five eligible entities (authorities that provide drinking water, wastewater treatment, or water reuse services) to demonstrate and deploy novel and innovative…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 17, 2014
Smart Water Management Conservation and Efficiency Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart water management pilot program to award grants to three to five eligible entities (authorities that provide drinking water, wastewater treatment, or water reuse services) to demonstrate and deploy novel and innovative technology-based solutions that will: (1) increase the energy and water efficiency of drinking water, wastewater treatment, and water reuse systems; (2) improve such systems to help communities make significant progress in conserving water, saving energy, and reducing costs; and (3) support the implementation of innovative processes and the installation of advanced automated systems that provide real-time data on energy and water.
Directs the Secretary, in selecting grant recipient, to consider:
- energy and cost savings;
- the novelty of the technology to be used;
- the degree to which the project integrates next-generation sensors, software, 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; and
- whether the project will be completed in five years or less.
Requires the Secretary to evaluate, annually, each project for which a grant is provided and make best practices identified available to the public.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Smart Water Management Conservation and Efficiency Act of 2014
Latest action (Sep 12, 2014): Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Policy area: Water Resources Development · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 17, 2014
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.