3.0.0 147 2023-01-11T13:20:48Z 2023-01-11T13:20:48Z Senate S S 2011-01-25 112 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-01-25T22:20:06Z Great Lakes Water Protection Act 112 425 HR 2011-01-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2011-01-25 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 S222-223) IntroReferral 2011-01-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S222) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-01-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2011-01-25 True Environmental Protection Aquatic ecology Government information and archives Government trust funds Great Lakes Lakes and rivers Marine pollution Pollution liability Solid waste and recycling Water quality Wetlands Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2011-01-25 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-16T20:41:20Z Great Lakes Water Protection Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) from intentionally diverting waste streams to bypass any portion of the treatment facility if the diversion results in a discharge into the Great Lakes unless: (1) the bypass is unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal injury, or severe property damage; (2) there is no feasible alternative; and (3) the treatment works provides notice; or (4) the bypass does not cause effluent limitations to be exceeded and is for essential maintenance to ensure efficient operation of the treatment facility.

Requires: (1) such notice to be provided to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (or to a state with an approved permit program) prior to an anticipated bypass or by no later than 24 hours after the time at which the POTW first becomes aware of an unanticipated bypass; and (2) follow-up notice regarding the cause and duration of, volume of discharge resulting from, and public access areas affected by an unanticipated bypass.

Includes among prohibited bypasses those resulting in discharges from a POTW that consist of effluent routed around treatment units and blended with effluent from treatment units prior to discharge.

Directs the Administrator to establish procedures to ensure that permits issued to POTWs under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System include requirements to implement this Act.

Provides an increased maximum civil penalty for violations occurring on or after January 1, 2031.

Applies the prohibition on diverting waste streams to a bypass occurring after the last day of the one-year period beginning on the date of this Act's enactment.

Establishes the Great Lakes Cleanup Fund from which amounts shall be provided for improving wastewater discharges.

]]> Great Lakes Water Protection Act Display Title Great Lakes Water Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a deadline for restricting sewage dumping into the Great Lakes and to fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges into the Great Lakes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Great Lakes Water Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2011-01-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s147is/xml/BILLS-112s147is.xml 2011-01-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S222-223) 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.