STOP CSO Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/12/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- 2021-03-11Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2021-03-11Introduced in House
- 2021-03-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-11 (00)
Sewage Treatment Overflow Prevention through Community Sanitation Outreach Act of 2021 or the STOP CSO Act of 2021
This bill revises the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program to require certain publicly owned water treatment facilities to monitor, report on, and notify the public of sewer overflows.
For example, the facilities must notify the public within a specified number of hours after (1) sewer overflows that have the potential to affect human health, and (2) sewer overflows that may imminently and substantially endanger human health.
Cosponsors (1)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Environmental technology
- Government information and archives
- Solid waste and recycling
- Water quality
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