ARPA-H20 Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Water within the Environmental Protection Agency to provide funding for projects concerning the treatment of drinking water or wastewater at water systems that serve the public. The water systems must be large decentralized systems that provide treatment for at least two households. The projects must be intended to enhance, through the deployment of advanced technologies, the treatment, monitoring, delivery, affordability, and safety of drinking water provided by a water system, wastewater or stormwater discharged by a water system, groundwater or well water used for drinking water, or activities carried out by a water system for the purposes of enhancing public health or environmental safety.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Environmental Protection
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesCongressional oversightEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental technologyExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHydrology and hydrographyPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentTechnology transfer and commercializationWater qualityWater resources fundingWater storageWater use and supply
ARPA–H20 Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-6113| House
| Updated: 3/5/2020
ARPA-H20 Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Water within the Environmental Protection Agency to provide funding for projects concerning the treatment of drinking water or wastewater at water systems that serve the public. The water systems must be large decentralized systems that provide treatment for at least two households. The projects must be intended to enhance, through the deployment of advanced technologies, the treatment, monitoring, delivery, affordability, and safety of drinking water provided by a water system, wastewater or stormwater discharged by a water system, groundwater or well water used for drinking water, or activities carried out by a water system for the purposes of enhancing public health or environmental safety.
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesCongressional oversightEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental technologyExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHydrology and hydrographyPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentTechnology transfer and commercializationWater qualityWater resources fundingWater storageWater use and supply