Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
S. 3621
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Baldwin
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Wis.
Issue
7
Volume
50
Update Issue
14
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S2289

would amend the SDWA to remove limitations on the required use of American iron and steel products in projects carried out using state revolving loan funds.

S. 3590
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Barrasso
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Wyo.
Issue
7
Volume
50
Update Issue
14
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S2215

would amend the SDWA to reauthorize certain provisions.

H.R. 6622
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
McKinley
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-W. Va.
Issue
6
Volume
50
Update Issue
13
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. H1960

would amend the SDWA to establish a grant program for improving operational sustainability of small public water systems.

Federalism's Blind Spots: The Crisis of Small Drinking Water Systems
Author
Madeline Kane
Author Bios (long)

Madeline Kane is a J.D. candidate, Harvard Law School, 2021; M.P.A., New York University, 2011.

Date
April 2020
Volume
50
Issue
4
Page
10310
Type
Articles
Summary

Drinking water contamination in Flint, Michigan, has garnered much-needed nationwide attention, but such contamination is neither isolated, nor a primarily urban problem. A hidden water crisis is straining thousands of smaller communities that share Flint’s risk factors—shrinking populations, social marginalization, and deficient funds. This Article posits that the Safe Drinking Water Act’s increasingly decentralized monitoring and funding scheme has drained communities of the capacity to deliver safe water. It examines the federal government's deliberate and inadvertent blindness to small systems' needs, which has left them in disrepair and unable to access assistance. Finally, it proposes a series of solutions to restore small systems’ viability and visibility, including (1) smart pricing, (2) renewed federal investment, (3) capacity development, (4) consolidation, (5) community engagement, and (6) enforcement.

S. 3480
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Shaheen
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.H.
Issue
5
Volume
50
Update Issue
9
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
166 Cong. Rec. S1741

would amend the SDWA and the FWPCA to authorize additional assistance to address pollution from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalklyl substances and other emerging contaminants.

S. 3062
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Work
Sponsor Name
Casey
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Penn.
Issue
2
Volume
50
Update Issue
1
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
165 Cong. Rec. S7113

would amend the SDWA to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing.

H.R. 5513
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsor Name
Kennedy
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Mass.
Issue
2
Volume
50
Update Issue
1
Update Volume
50
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
165 Cong. Rec. H12290

would amend the FWPCA and the SDWA to modify the payment periods of loans from state revolving funds under those acts.

H.R. 5193
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Bustos
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Ill.
Issue
1
Volume
50
Update Issue
34
Update Volume
49
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
165 Cong. Rec. H9120

would amend the SDWA to extend and expand the provision requiring the use of iron and steel products that are produced in the United States in projects funded through a state drinking water treatment revolving loan fund.

H.R. 4832
Update Type
Bills Introduced
Committee Name
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means
Sponsor Name
Fudge
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Ohio
Issue
12
Volume
49
Update Issue
31
Update Volume
49
Congress Number
116
Congressional Record Number
165 Cong. Rec. H8456

would amend the SDWA and the FWPCA to establish pilot programs to assist low-income households in maintaining access to sanitation services and drinking water.

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