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8/2/2007--Introduced.<br/>Water Security Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants for: (1) vulnerability assessments of publicly owned treatment works or community water systems; (2) implementation of security enhancements; (3) the development, expansion, or upgrading of emergency response and site security plans; and (4) the voluntary creation of mutual aid and emergency network preparedness agreements.<br/>Authorizes grants for security enhancements of treatment works and community water systems that meet specified certification requirements. Prescribes disclosure limits and protections for vulnerability assessments. Limits the federal cost share of an activity funded under this Act to 50%.<br/>Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) provide technical guidance to small publicly owned treatment works and small community water systems (serving fewer than 10,000 individuals) for conducting vulnerability assessments, emergency response plans, or site security plans and for implementing security enhancements; and (2) make grants to qualifying nonprofit organizations to improve assessment methodologies and tools and to implement a comprehensive training program.<br/>Requires the Administrator to research and review: (1) means of providing alternative processes to convey, treat, and dispose of wastewater and to treat and deliver drinking water if a disruption of service event occurs; (2) means by which a distribution system of a community water system could be compromised to allow the delivery of any hazardous chemical or substance; (3) methods for monitoring a collection system for hazardous substances and unauthorized entry; and (4) strategies for recovery from, and restoration of services after, such an event.<br/>

1186027200 2007-08-02 Fri Nov 07 16:27:09 -0600 2008 introduced 45731 'own':13 'bill':2 'work':15 'secur':6 'water':9 'provid':4 'public':8,12 'system':10 'treatment':14 49174 official introduced 45731 'act':3 '2007':5 'secur':2 'water':1 51766 short introduced 45731 1186027200 Thu Aug 02 00:00:00 -0500 2007 126632 I000024 1934-11-17 7486 453 Russell Senate Office Building http://inhofe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-0380 James 'r':4 'ok':5 'jim':8 'sen':1 'jame':2,6,9 'inhof':3,7,10 M 300055 Inhofe James_Inhofe M. Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK] 2593 Jim N00005582 9691 Republican 202-224-4721 Presbyterian OK Jim James Inhofe 3.96610169491525 http://inhofe.senate.gov/public/ JimInhofePressOffice A000109 1943-12-02 2876 Wayne 'wayn':1,3,5 'allard':2,4,6 M 300003 Allard Wayne_Allard A. Wayne Allard 1835 N00009082 7086 Republican Protestant Wayne Allard D000601 1936-07-29 4765 Elizabeth 'dole':2,4,6 'elizabeth':1,3,5 F 300035 Dole Elizabeth_Dole H. Elizabeth Dole 2257 N00008071 7503 Republican Presbyterian Elizabeth Dole 5.0 V000127 1961-05-03 9752 516 Hart Senate Office Building http://vitter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-5061 David 'r':4 'la':5 'sen':1 'david':2,6,8 'vitter':3,7,9 M 400418 Vitter David_Vitter Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] 3862 N00009659 10047 Republican 202-224-4623 Catholic LA David Vitter 4.10169491525424 http://vitter.senate.gov/ introduced 45731 1186027200 Thu Aug 02 00:00:00 -0500 2007 126632 action 45731 1186027200 Thu Aug 02 00:00:00 -0500 2007 126633 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.