WATER POLLUTION related term(s) Ecology and Environment

Articles and editorials

Of Arsenic, and Art of Governing, E1522 [3AU]

PCB's Pose Major Health Threat to New York City, and Beyond, E1285 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: reward stewards of farms, ranches, public and private lands, wildlife, and water quality and supply that reduce the risk of specialty crop production (see S. 1727), S12001 [16NO]

AID: establish a Clean Water for the Americas Partnership (see S. 1168), S7589 [12JY]

Albania: authorize assistance to establish a water treatment plant in Tirana (see H.R. 2425), H3805 [28JN]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see S. 588), S2662 [21MR] (see H.R. 25), H25 [3JA]

Coeur d'Alene River Basin: environmental and natural resource restoration funding (see S. 585), S2662 [21MR]

Dept. of the Interior: monitor health of the Missouri River and measure certain responses to changes in river management and other significant variables (see H.R. 3570), H10964 [20DE]

Dept. of Transportation: require use of dredged material in the construction of federally funded transportation projects (see S. 537), S2306 [14MR]

Ecology and environment: provide that no permit shall be required for animal feeding operations within State boundaries if the State has implemented a nutrient management program for such operations (see H.R. 1138), H1059 [21MR]

EPA: congressional disapproval of delay in effective date for revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see S.J. Res. 14), S5439 [22MY]

———designate chromium-6 as a drinking water contaminant and establish a maximum contaminant level (see S. 698), S3436 [4AP]

———make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (see H.R. 1070), H954 [15MR]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see S. 632, 635), S2979 [27MR] (see S. 751), S3706 [6AP] (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]

———revise drinking water standards for arsenic and provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist in meeting these standards (see H.R. 1252), H1189 [27MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 1730), H1924 [3MY]

———anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 80), S11198 [30OC] (see H. Con. Res. 255), H7529 [30OC]

———require plaintiffs to file certain bonds when bringing citizen suits (see H.R. 2798), H5336 [2AU]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see S. 1033), S6212 [13JN] (see H.R. 2167), H3150 [13JN]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see S. 1045), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 642), H395 [14FE]

Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act: increase Federal share of costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project (see H.R. 1251), H1189 [27MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water (see S. 796), S3994 [26AP]

Safety: provide grants to small public drinking water system (see S. 503), S2117 [9MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for the purchase and installation of equipment to test for and remove radon from the air and water (see H.R. 2816), H5337 [2AU]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 1427), H1483 (see H.R. 1427), H1493 [4AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H2021 [8MY]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see S. 252), S1062 [6FE] (see H.R. 668), H396 [14FE] (see H.R. 1750), H2021 [8MY]

———authorize use of certain Federal funding programs to remove arsenic from drinking water when the EPA promulgates a new national primary drinking water regulation for arsenic (see H.R. 2112), H2997 [7JN]

———biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 109), H59 [6JA]

———use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and quality improvement programs (see S. 285), S1218 [8FE]

Wetlands: impose limitations on wetlands mitigation activities carried out through the condemnation of private property (see H.R. 2719), H5333 [2AU]

Histories

New Bedford, MA, Wastewater Improvements Funding: Fred Kalisz, Mayor of New Bedford, MA, E55 [30JA]

Letters

Drinking water standards for arsenic: Representative Luther, H4745 [27JY]

———Senators Domenici, Kyl, Craig, Hatch, and Bennett, S8555 [1AU]

EPA drinking water standards for arsenic: Christine Todd Whitman, EPA, H7940 [8NO]

National Academy of Sciences review of drinking water standards for arsenic: Representative Bereuter, E866 [21MY]

Remarks in House

AID: Office of Environment and Urban Programs funding, H4484 [24JY], H7859 [7NO]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (H.R. 25), E1253 [29JN]

Dept. of the Interior: hardrock mining regulations, H3427-H3430 [21JN], H7107 [17OC]

———monitor health of the Missouri River and measure certain responses to changes in river management and other significant variables (H.R. 3570), H10948 [20DE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H1655 [26AP]

EPA: beach water quality testing and notification grants funding, H4828, H4829 [30JY]

———prohibit use of funds to delay implementation of revised drinking water standards for arsenic, H4743-H4751 [27JY], H7931, H7937, H7939 [8NO], E1477, E1478 [31JY]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic, H1065 [22MR], H1397 [3AP]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (H.R. 1413), E576 [5AP]

———revise drinking water standards for arsenic, E1522 [3AU]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 255), E1950 [30OC]

———require plaintiffs to file certain bonds when bringing citizen suits (H.R. 2798), E1549 [3AU]

Hudson River: EPA decision to dredge, H4688 [26JY], H4994 [1AU]

———polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) contamination, H4688 [26JY], H4994 [1AU], E1284 [29JN]

New Bedford, MA: efforts to improve harbor water quality, E55 [30JA]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (H.R. 642), H1357-H1360 [3AP], E575 [5AP]

Operations Management International, Inc.: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, E85 [31JA], E621 [24AP]

Queens, NY: improve water quality of Flushing Bay and Flushing Creek, H3653 [27JN], H7606 [1NO]

Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants program funding through reductions in EPA Superfund program funding, H4829-H4832 [30JY], E1492 [1AU]

Taxation: issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (H.R. 1427), E584 [5AP]

Water: authorize use of certain Federal funding programs to remove arsenic from drinking water when the EPA promulgates a new national primary drinking water regulation for arsenic (H.R. 2112), E1052 [7JN]

———National Academy of Sciences review of drinking water standards for arsenic, E866 [21MY]

———State water pollution control revolving funds funding, H4846, H4847 [30JY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: hardrock mining regulations, S7853 [18JY]

Ecology and environment: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs funding, S7899 [19JY]

EPA: designate chromium-6 as a drinking water contaminant and establish a maximum contaminant level, S3816 [24AP]

———designate chromium-6 as a drinking water contaminant and establish a maximum contaminant level (S. 698), S3450 [4AP]

———enforcement of water pollution regulations, S3816 [24AP]

———establish a national primary drinking water standard for arsenic and restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water, S8552-S8561 [1AU], S8896 [3AU]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic, S3649 [6AP], S3815 [24AP], S7907 [19JY], S11600, S11602 [8NO]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (S. 632), S2999 [27MR]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (S. 751), S3759 [6AP]

———wastewater infrastructure project grants allocation formula, S8633-S8643, S8645, S8646, S8653-S8655, S8661 [2AU]

———wastewater infrastructure project grants funding, S3646 [6AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 80), S11216 [30OC], S13642 [18DE]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling, S7739-S7741, S7790 [17JY], S7898 [19JY], S11336 [1NO]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (S. 1033), S6227-S6231 [13JN]

Michigan: sewer infrastructure project funding, S7898 [19JY], S8670 [2AU]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (S. 1045), S6323-S6325 [14JN]

Potomac River: impact of sediment discharges from Washington Aqueduct, S9205-S9207 [10SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water (S. 796), S4011 [26AP]

Safety: provide grants to small public drinking water system (S. 503), S2119-S2121 [9MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (S. 252), S1072 [6FE]

———revise drinking water levels for arsenic and aid water companies in securing tax-exempt bonds to meet standards, S5496 [23MY]

———use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and quality improvement programs (S. 285), S1219 [8FE]

Reports filed

Federal Water Pollution Control Act Anniversary: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 80), S12681 [7DE]

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 642) (H. Rept. 107-33), H1406 [3AP]

Statements

Assist Small Communities With Achieving or Maintaining Compliance With Drinking Water Standards: National Rural Water Association, S8555 [1AU]

Summaries

Urban Programs at AID: Coalition for Sustainable Cities, H4484 [24JY]

Tables

Wastewater infrastructure project grants allocations under Kyl amendment to H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8634 [2AU]

Texts of

H.R. 642, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization, H1357 [3AP]

S. 632, Arsenic Reduction in Drinking Water Act, S3000 [27MR]

S. 635, Arsenic Standard Reinstatement Act, S3054 [28MR]

S. 698, EPA designation of chromium-6 as a drinking water contaminant and establishment of a maximum contaminant level, S3451 [4AP]

S. 796, Community Right-to-Know Arsenic Risk Act, S4011 [26AP]

S. 1033, Great Lakes Water Protection Act, S6228 [13JN]

S. 1045, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization, S6325-S6327 [14JN]

S. Con. Res. 80, Federal Water Pollution Control Act anniversary, S11216 [30OC], S13642 [18DE]