Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
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.

H.R. 4811
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Schakowsky
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Ill.
Issue
9
Volume
53
Update Issue
21
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H3888

would amend the SDWA to require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations.

H.R. 4540
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Cuellar
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Tex.
Issue
9
Volume
53
Update Issue
20
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H3204

would amend the SDWA to establish a program to provide grants to suppliers of water for the purpose of making infrastructure improvements to public water systems.

H.R. 3568
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Crenshaw
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Tex.
Issue
7
Volume
53
Update Issue
16
Update Volume
53
Congress Number
118
Congressional Record Number
169 Cong. Rec. H2499

would amend the SDWA to clarify the requisite timeline for making a decision on the approval or disapproval of a state underground injection control program.

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