U.S. Congress - H.R.2452 Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act
H.R.2452 - Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)
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- Short: Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act as introduced.
- Official: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Official: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that publicly owned treatment works monitor for and report sewer overflows, and for other purposes. as amended by house.
- Short: Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act as passed house.
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Official Summary
6/23/2008--Passed House amended. Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require owners or operators of publicly owned treatment works to: (1) institute monitoring systems to provide timely alerOfficial Summary
6/23/2008--Passed House amended. Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require owners or operators of publicly owned treatment works to:(1) institute monitoring systems to provide timely alerts of sewer overflows;
(2) notify the public, not later than 24 hours after receiving knowledge, of such overflows in areas where human health is potentially affected;
(3) notify public health authorities and other affected entities, in the case of an overflow that may imminently and substantially endanger human health, immediately after the owner or operator knows of the overflow;
(4) report each overflow on discharge monitoring reports to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the state; and
(5) annually report to the Administrator or the state on the total number of overflows in a calendar year.
Makes specified exceptions to notification and reporting requirements for backups into single-family residences and for overflows that occur in the course of treatment works maintenance, respectively.
Requires annual summary reports by states to the Administrator.
Requires the Administrator to issue regulations, including to establish overflow assessment guidance and develop communications measures to provide notification under this Act. Provides procedures for review and approval, after issuance of such regulations, of state notification programs. Makes the monitoring systems eligible for state water pollution control revolving fund assistance.
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