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H.R. 1579 115th Congress House

Secure and Resilient Water Systems Act

Official title: To require drinking water systems to assess and address their vulnerabilities to climate change, source water degradation, and intentional acts to ensure security and resiliency.

Introduced: March 16, 2017 Introduced by: Scott H. Peters Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Air qualityAtmospheric science and weatherClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, research
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Floods and storm protectionHydrology and hydrographyInfrastructure developmentOil and gasPublic utilities and utility ratesWater qualityWater storageWater use and supply
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Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Mar 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secure and Resilient Water Systems Act

This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring each community water system to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) source water and distribution system vulnerability assessments that identify threats from:

  • industrial activity, pipelines and storage tanks, contaminated sites, agricultural activity, and oil and gas exploration;
  • climate change, extreme weather, drought, and temperature changes; and
  • intentional acts, including intentional contamination, sabotage, and theft of any chemical of interest.

Each community water system must also submit to the EPA protection plans that mitigate the threats to source water and distribution systems.

The EPA must establish a grant program for increasing the resiliency or adaptability of the community water systems to threats.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2479 Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act
  • HR 1068 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 16, 2017
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1579: Secure and Resilient Water Systems Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1579/
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