3.0.0 462 2023-01-11T13:28:21Z 2023-01-11T13:28:21Z Senate S 2015-02-11 114 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-02-11T22:09:53Z 2015-02-11 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2015-02-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2015-02-11 True Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental health Environmental regulatory procedures Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Water quality Water use and supply Environmental Protection 00 2015-02-11 Introduced in Senate 2015-07-07T15:58:36Z Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and publish within 180 days a health advisory with recommendations on: (1) the level of microcystins (toxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae) in drinking water that is safe for human consumption; (2) feasible treatment techniques and other means for achieving a safe level; and (3) standardized procedures for testing for microcystins in drinking water.

The EPA must report annually on: (1) the status of the EPA's efforts to determine whether to regulate microcystins in drinking water, (2) the steps taken by the EPA to promote testing of drinking water for microcystins in areas that have been affected by harmful algal blooms, and (3) an analysis of available treatment techniques and other means for addressing microcystins in drinking water. The EPA must submit its first report within 180 days.

]]> Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015 Display Title Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking water. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s462is/xml/BILLS-114s462is.xml 2015-02-11 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.