3.0.0 2161 2023-01-13T04:49:17Z 2023-01-13T04:49:17Z Senate S S 2005-12-21 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-12-21T21:42:08Z 2005-12-21 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2005-12-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 12/22/2005 S14322) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-12-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK N D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2005-12-21 True H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2005-12-21 True N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2005-12-21 True Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Arsenic Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Agency Environmental health Environmental research Environmental technology Federal aid to water pollution control Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health Infrastructure Law Potable water Research and development Revolving funds Science, Technology, Communications Technology transfer Waste water treatment Water Resources Development Water pollution control Water purification Water treatment plants Environmental Protection 00 2005-12-21 Introduced in Senate 2006-02-22T21:12:28Z Small System Safe Drinking Water Act of 2005 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): (1) to convene a working group to study barriers to using specified treatments; (2) to develop model guidance to assist states in regulating and promoting such treatment options; and (3) when proposing a national standard for drinking water that includes a maximum containment level, to translate health effects into the quantity of water an individual can consume and the timeframe that may elapse before the effects of a contaminate can occur.

Requires: (1) feasible technologies to reflect water sources from various regions of the United States; and (2) the Administrator to consider specified cost factors when establishing affordability criteria for variance technology.

Prohibits the Administrator or a state from enforcing a national primary drinking water regulation when: (1) variance technology is not identified in guidance or regulations for public water systems serving a population of less than 10,000; and (2) sufficient funds are not available to assist each system in meeting regulations.

Considers a system that conforms to a bilateral compliance agreement with the state to be in compliance with related federal drinking water standards.

Revises provisions allowing an exemption of a system from maximum containment level and treatment technique requirements to: (1) increase the population threshold; and (2) allow state determinations of a renewal period.

Establishes pilot programs to: (1) explore new technologies or approaches to comply with a standard; and (2) research technology transfer issues and disinfection strategies.

Revises technical assistance provisions to require water systems to receive adequate technical assistance and training to meet requirements of final rules. Gives priority to systems not in compliance with specified rules concerning: (1) disinfectants and disinfection byproducts; and (2) arsenic and compliance and new source monitoring. Prohibits enforcement by the Administrator against a system unless adequate technical assistance and training are first provided. Authorizes appropriations through FY2010.

Requires the Administrator to establish a panel to study the health effects of exposure to arsenic and disinfection byproducts.

]]> Small System Safe Drinking Water Act of 2005 Display Title Small System Safe Drinking Water Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to prevent the enforcement of certain national primary drinking water regulations unless sufficient funding is available or variance technology has been identified. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Small System Safe Drinking Water Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-12-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2161is/xml/BILLS-109s2161is.xml 2005-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.