HR 2215 108th Congress House Environmental Protection Authorization Drainage Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Environmental health Environmental monitoring Federal aid to water pollution control Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health Pollution measurement Revolving funds Sewage disposal Sewerage Waste water Water pollution control

Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act

Introduced: May 22, 2003 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

May 23, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

May 22, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

May 22, 2003

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct owners or operators of publicly-owned treatment works to institute an alert system for sanitary sewer overflow.

Requires that the public and the appropriate officials be notified as soon as practicable within 24 hours of the time the owner or operator becomes aware of the overflow.

Requires a written report on the overflow, including magnitude and cause, as well as measures taken to eliminate and prevent its recurrence.

States that owners or operators must report overflows on their monthly discharge monitoring report to either the State or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection, as appropriate.

Makes these alert systems eligible for assistance and authorizes funding.

What's happening now May 23, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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