Environment Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
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This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations about consumer confidence reports in order to increase their effectiveness and understandability. Currently, each community water system must mail their customers an annual consumer confidence report that provides information about local drinking water quality.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresConsumer affairsEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresHazardous wastes and toxic substancesPublic utilities and utility ratesWater qualityWater use and supply
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-417| House
| Updated: 1/25/2017
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations about consumer confidence reports in order to increase their effectiveness and understandability. Currently, each community water system must mail their customers an annual consumer confidence report that provides information about local drinking water quality.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresConsumer affairsEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresHazardous wastes and toxic substancesPublic utilities and utility ratesWater qualityWater use and supply