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S 1485 114th Congress Senate Energy Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Higher education Industrial facilities Industrial policy and productivity Manufacturing Solid waste and recycling Water quality Water use and supply

Water Efficiency Innovation Act of 2015

Introduced: June 2, 2015 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Water Efficiency Innovation Act of 2015

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to expand its Industrial Assessment Centers program to: (1) provide assessment services to water and wastewater treatment facilities comparable to those for other energy efficiency improvements, and (2) equip the centers with the training and tools necessary to provide technical assistance on energy savings to those facilities.

A center is located at an institution of higher education that: (1) receives funding from DOE; (2) provides an in-depth assessment of small- and medium-sized manufacturer plant sites to evaluate the facilities, services, and manufacturing operations of the plant sites; and (3) identifies opportunities for potential savings for those sites from energy efficiency improvements, waste minimization, pollution prevention, and productivity improvement.

What's happening now June 2, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1485: Water Efficiency Innovation Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1485/
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"S. 1485: Water Efficiency Innovation Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1485/.
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S. 1485, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1485/.
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