Sec. 7. Peak wet weather wastewater flow management practices and techniques
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Section 304(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1314(d) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(2)through
(4)as paragraphs
(3)through (5), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Clean Water Affordability Act of 2016 and periodically thereafter, the Administrator, after consultation with appropriate Federal and State agencies and other interested parties, shall publish information and guidelines for peak wet weather wastewater management practices that may be used during periods of peak wet weather events by a collection system that services publicly owned treatment facilities— to prevent damage to the treatment facility; to maximize the delivery of flow to the treatment facility; to provide for appropriate cost-effective controls during peak wet weather events; to provide timely public notification; and to protect public health and the environment. In the guidelines described in subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall include— options for the types of technologies and management approaches available to manage peak wet weather-related wastewater flows, including technologies and management approaches relating to— facility and collection system storage methods (including in-system treatment methods throughout the collection system); facility and collection system operations and maintenance systems; monitoring; reporting; and alternative treatment methods and technologies that achieve applicable water quality standards as determined by the Administrator or State; public notification guidelines, developed in close coordination with key stakeholders, that provide timely notice to the public of wet weather events that may impact public health; methods for defining periods of peak wet weather during which peak wet weather management options are warranted; the duration of time after a peak wet weather event occurs in which peak wet weather management options may be used; and to the maximum extent practicable, information on the acceptable range of pollutant reduction attainable for each technology or management approach. . Section 201(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1281(j) ) is amended by striking 304(d)(3) and inserting 304(d)(4) . Section 204(a)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1284(a)(3) ) is amended— by striking 304(d)(3) of this Act for grants and inserting 304(d)(4) of this Act for grants ; and by striking 304(d)(3) of this Act. and inserting 304(d)(4) of this Act; . Section 212(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1292(1) ) is amended by striking 304(d)(3) and inserting 304(d)(4) . Section 301(o) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1311(o) ) is amended by striking 304(d)(4) and inserting 304(d)(5) . Section 313(b)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1323(b)(1) ) is amended in the first sentence by striking 304(d)(3) and inserting 304(d)(4) .
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