SEWAGE DISPOSAL see also Refuse Disposal

Bills and resolutions

EPA: assist municipalities and regional sewer authorities that would experience a significant hardship raising revenue for projects and activities for construction of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 3862), H223 [14JA]

——— assist planning and construction of treatment works to intercept, transport, or treat municipal and sanitary sewer overflows, and update guidance used to implement certain clean water programs (see S. 2797), S5564 [11SE]

——— 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 S. 2995), S6540 [10DE]

——— establish grant program to assist communities and local agriculture industry with meeting total maximum daily loads through upgraded sewer and wastewater systems and improved agriculture runoff practices (see H.R. 4739), H4829 [22MY]

——— reauthorize sewer overflow control grants program (see H.R. 5826), H9043 [10DE]

Taxation: provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see S. 2345), S3074 [15MY] (see H.R. 4237), H2432 [13MR]

Remarks in House

Illinois: anniversary of North Shore Sanitary District, E545 [8AP]