3.0.0 1035 2023-01-11T13:19:02Z 2023-01-11T13:19:02Z Senate S S 2009-05-13 111 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-05-13T21:58:30Z Drinking Water Adaptation, Technology, Education, and Research (WATER) Act 111 3727 HR 2009-10-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Identical bill CRS 2009-05-13 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5442-5443) IntroReferral 2009-05-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2009-05-13 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2009-05-13 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2009-06-25 False Environmental Protection Climate change and greenhouse gases Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Research administration and funding Water quality Water storage Water use and supply Watersheds Environmental Protection 00 2009-05-13 Introduced in Senate 2009-10-17T13:36:20Z Drinking Water Adaptation, Technology, Education, and Research (WATER) Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and provide funding for a program of directed and applied research, to be conducted through a nonprofit water research foundation and sponsored by drinking water utilities, to assist the utilities in adapting to the effects of climate change.

Requires research areas to include: (1) water quality impacts and solutions; (2) impacts on groundwater supplies from carbon sequestration; (3) water quantity impacts and solutions; (4) infrastructure impacts and solutions for water treatment and wastewater treatment facilities and underground pipelines; (5) desalination, water reuse, and alternative supply technologies; (6) energy efficiency and greenhouse gas minimization; (7) regional and hydrological basin cooperative water management solutions; (8) utility management, decision support systems, and water management models; (9) greenhouse gas emissions reduction and improvement of energy demand management; (10) water conservation and demand management; and (11) communications, education, and public acceptance.

]]> Drinking Water Adaptation, Technology, Education, and Research (WATER) Act Display Title Drinking Water Adaptation, Technology, Education, and Research (WATER) Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance the ability of drinking water utilities in the United States to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Drinking Water Adaptation, Technology, Education, and Research (WATER) Act Introduced in Senate 2009-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1035is/xml/BILLS-111s1035is.xml 2009-05-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5442-5443) 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.