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- House Introduced Dec 12, 2018
- House Passed Dec 19, 2018 351–10
- Senate Passed Dec 22, 2018
- President To the President Jan 2, 2019
- President Signed Jan 14, 2019
- Law Jan 14, 2019
A permit for a municipal discharge under the national pollutant discharge elimination system that incorporates an integrated plan may integrate all requirements under the Act addressed in the plan, such as requirements relating to combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer collection systems, and total maximum daily loads.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jan 14, 2019
Water Infrastructure Improvement Act
(Sec. 3) This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to allow municipalities to develop a plan that integrates wastewater and stormwater management.
A permit for a municipal discharge under the national pollutant discharge elimination system that incorporates an integrated plan may integrate all requirements under the Act addressed in the plan, such as requirements relating to combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer collection systems, and total maximum daily loads. A plan that is incorporated into a permit may include the implementation of green infrastructure and projects to reclaim, recycle, or reuse water. Green infrastructure includes measures that mimic natural processes to store, reuse, or reduce stormwater.
Those permits may include a schedule of compliance that allows actions for meeting water quality-based effluent limitations to be implemented over more than one permit term if the compliance schedules are authorized by state water quality standards.
A municipality under an administrative order or settlement agreement may request a modification of the order or settlement based on the municipality's integrated plan.
The EPA must report on each integrated plan developed and implemented through a permit, order, or judicial consent decree since June 5, 2012, including a description of the control measures, levels of control, estimated costs, and compliance schedules for the requirements implemented through such a plan.
(Sec. 4) The bill establishes an Office of the Municipal Ombudsman in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide: (1) technical assistance to municipalities seeking to comply with the Clean Water Act, and (2) information to the EPA to ensure that agency policies are implemented by all EPA offices.
(Sec. 5) The EPA must promote the use of green infrastructure.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Water Infrastructure Improvement Act
Latest action (Jan 14, 2019): Became Public Law No: 115-436.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 12, 2018
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- House Introduced Dec 12, 2018
- House Passed Dec 19, 2018 351–10
- Senate Passed Dec 22, 2018
- President To the President Jan 2, 2019
- President Signed Jan 14, 2019
- Law Jan 14, 2019
Final vote · House · Dec 19, 2018
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Paul D. Ryan