Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2019 2019-10-23 Introduced in House Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2019

This bill addresses the access of low-income households to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services.

Specifically, the bill establishes new pilot programs that award grants to help low-income households pay their drinking water, wastewater, or stormwater bills.

In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency must study the prevalence of low-income households that do not have access to

  • affordable, functional wastewater services that protect the health of individuals in the households;
  • affordable municipal stormwater services; or
  • affordable public drinking water services.
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