SEWAGE DISPOSAL see also Refuse Disposal
Bills and resolutions
EPA: carry out a pilot program to work with municipalities seeking to develop and implement integrated plans to meet Federal Water Pollution Control Act wastewater and stormwater obligations (see H.R. 2707), H4597 [17JY]
——— establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (see S. 1359), S5907 [24JY]
Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 213), H52 [4JA]
Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges (see S. 571), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1185), H1426 [14MR]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1877), H2532 [8MY]
Water pollution: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see S. 396), S943 [27FE]
Remarks in House
Dept. of Agriculture: fire suppression equipment and personnel, and rural water, waste disposal, wastewater facility, and business opportunity grant programs funding, H3966 [20JN]
Economy: impact of Government regulations, H7065 [14NO]
EPA: reinstate Buy American Act requirements for Clean Water State Revolving Fund projects, H4541 [17JY]
Transportation: importance of infrastructure investment, H3275–H3277 [11JN]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1877), E623 [8MY]
Remarks in Senate
EPA: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (S. 1359), S6105 [31JY]
GAO: release of report on State and local government use of climate change information to address infrastructure needs, S4569 [18JN]
Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater discharges (S. 571), S1859–S1861 [14MR]
Texts of
S. 571, Great Lakes Water Protection Act, S1860 [14MR]