To require drinking water systems to assess and address their vulnerabilities to climate change, source water degradation, and intentional acts to ensure security and resiliency.
Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
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Passed Chamber
Enacted
Secure and Resilient Water Systems Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring each community water system to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) source water and distribution system vulnerability assessments that identify threats from: industrial activity, pipelines and storage tanks, contaminated sites, agricultural activity, and oil and gas exploration; climate change, extreme weather, drought, and temperature changes; and intentional acts, including intentional contamination, sabotage, and theft of any chemical of interest. Each community water system must also submit to the EPA protection plans that mitigate the threats to source water and distribution systems. The EPA must establish a grant program for increasing the resiliency or adaptability of the community water systems to threats.
Air qualityAtmospheric science and weatherClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFloods and storm protectionHydrology and hydrographyInfrastructure developmentOil and gasPublic utilities and utility ratesWater qualityWater storageWater use and supply
To require drinking water systems to assess and address their vulnerabilities to climate change, source water degradation, and intentional acts to ensure security and resiliency.
USA115th CongressHR-1579| House
| Updated: 3/17/2017
Secure and Resilient Water Systems Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring each community water system to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) source water and distribution system vulnerability assessments that identify threats from: industrial activity, pipelines and storage tanks, contaminated sites, agricultural activity, and oil and gas exploration; climate change, extreme weather, drought, and temperature changes; and intentional acts, including intentional contamination, sabotage, and theft of any chemical of interest. Each community water system must also submit to the EPA protection plans that mitigate the threats to source water and distribution systems. The EPA must establish a grant program for increasing the resiliency or adaptability of the community water systems to threats.
Air qualityAtmospheric science and weatherClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFloods and storm protectionHydrology and hydrographyInfrastructure developmentOil and gasPublic utilities and utility ratesWater qualityWater storageWater use and supply