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HR 4984 102th Congress House

Innovative Ecological Wastewater Treatment Promotion Act

Official title: To authorize the Administrator to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Advanced, Ecologically Engineered Wastewater Treatment Technology for coastal communities and other locations.

Introduced: April 9, 1992 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Agricultural wastesCaliforniaFederal aid to water pollution controlMassachusetts
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Municipal servicesSewage treatmentTechnological innovationsVermontWaste water treatmentWater conservationWater purification
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It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 23, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Apr 9, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Apr 9, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 23, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Innovative Ecological Wastewater Treatment Promotion Act - Amends the Clean Water Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct up to five demonstration projects to: (1) determine the feasibility and effectiveness of advanced ecologically engineered technologies for wastewater treatment, reclamation, and reuse; (2) examine the potential applications of such technologies for warm- and cold-weather municipal wastewater treatment, municipal septage treatment, and agricultural wastewater purification and recycling; and (3) run for up to five years.

Directs the Administrator to give priority to the following projects: (1) a project for Harwich, Massachusetts, to satisfy highly variable municipal septage treatment requirements; (2) a project for San Francisco, California, to produce water which meets specified Safe Drinking Water Act standards by treating effluent from a municipal wastewater treatment facility; (3) a project in Vermont to process municipal sewage in a cold-climate application; (4) an agricultural project to purify a specified amount of wastewater generated in conjunction with feedlot activities and to reclaim such water; and (5) other projects to examine the application of such technologies.

Authorizes appropriations.

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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 9, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4984: Innovative Ecological Wastewater Treatment Promotion Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4984/
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