Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
S. 1549
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Gallego
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Ariz.
Issue
7
Volume
55
Update Issue
13
Update Volume
55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. S2736

would amend the SDWA to provide grants under the Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program for training programs relating to protecting public water systems from and responding to cyberattacks.

H.J. Res. 18
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Palmer
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Ala.
Issue
3
Volume
55
Update Issue
2
Update Volume
55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. H111

would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by EPA relating to "National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements (LCRI)."

H.R. 10440
Update Type
Committee Name
Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsor Name
Tonko
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.Y.
Issue
2
Volume
55
Update Issue
36
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H7229

would amend the SDWA to provide assistance for states, territories, areas affected by natural disasters, and water systems and schools affected by PFAS or lead, and require EPA to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for PFAS, microcystin toxin, and 1,4-dioxane.

H.R. 10389
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Deluzio
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Pa.
Issue
2
Volume
55
Update Issue
36
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. S7003

would amend the SDWA to adjust the limits for technical assistance, grants for small systems, and the authorization of appropriations for the Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program.

H.R. 10483
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Gallego
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Ariz.
Issue
2
Volume
55
Update Issue
36
Update Volume
54
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
170 Cong. Rec. H7358

would amend the SDWA to provide grants under the Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program for training programs relating to protecting public water systems from and responding to cyberattacks. 

Forgotten Waters
Author
Michele Okoh
Author Bios (long)

Michele Okoh is an Assistant Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School.

Date
August 2024
Volume
54
Issue
8
Page
10695
Type
Comment(s)
Summary

This abstract, which is adapted from Michele Okoh, Forgotten Waters, 111 Geo. L.J. 723 (2022), argues that approaches to addressing access to safe drinking water must account for the legacy of discrimination and discusses why the Rural Electrification Act provides a promising model to provide safe drinking water to well-dependent populations.

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