Sec. 5005. Clean, safe, reliable water infrastructure
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Section 1452(k) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12(k) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting and the implementation of plans to protect source water identified in a source water assessment under section 1453 before the period at the end; and in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting and implement plans to protect source water identified in a source water assessment under section 1453 after wellhead protection programs . Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
For communities with populations of more than 10,000 individuals, a contract to be carried out using funds directly made available by a capitalization grant under this section for program management, construction management, feasibility studies, preliminary engineering, design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural or related services shall be negotiated in the same manner as— a contract for architectural and engineering services is negotiated under chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code; or an equivalent State qualifications-based requirement (as determined by the Governor of the State). .
The Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.) is amended by adding after part F the following: There is established within the Agency a voluntary WaterSense program to identify and promote water-efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services that, through voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications regarding, products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services while meeting strict performance criteria, sensibly— reduce water use; reduce the strain on public and community water systems and wastewater and stormwater infrastructure; conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and preserve water resources for future generations.
The Administrator shall, consistent with this section, identify water-efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services, including categories such as— irrigation technologies and services; point-of-use water treatment devices; plumbing products; reuse and recycling technologies; landscaping and gardening products, including moisture control or water enhancing technologies; xeriscaping and other landscape conversions that reduce water use; whole house humidifiers; and water-efficient buildings or facilities.
The Administrator, coordinating as appropriate with the Secretary of Energy, shall— establish— a WaterSense label to be used for items meeting the certification criteria established in accordance with this section; and the procedure, including the methods and means, and criteria by which an item may be certified to display the WaterSense label; enhance public awareness regarding the WaterSense label through outreach, education, and other means; preserve the integrity of the WaterSense label by— establishing and maintaining feasible performance criteria so that products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled with the WaterSense label perform as well or better than less water-efficient counterparts; overseeing WaterSense certifications made by third parties, which shall be independent third-party product certification bodies accredited by an accreditation entity domiciled in the United States, such as the American National Standards Institute, as achieving— the requirements described in the document of the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission entitled ISO/IEC 17065 Conformity assessment—Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services and dated September 2012; and the applicable WaterSense requirements; as determined appropriate by the Administrator, using testing protocols, from the appropriate, applicable, and relevant consensus standards, for the purpose of determining standards compliance; and auditing the use of the WaterSense label in the marketplace and preventing cases of misuse; not more frequently than every 6 years after adoption or major revision of any WaterSense specification, review and, if appropriate, revise the specification to achieve additional water savings; in revising a WaterSense specification— provide reasonable notice to interested parties and the public of any changes, including effective dates, and an explanation of the changes; solicit comments from interested parties and the public prior to any changes; as appropriate, respond to comments submitted by interested parties and the public; and provide an appropriate transition time prior to the applicable effective date of any changes, taking into account the timing necessary for the manufacture, marketing, training, and distribution of the specific water-efficient product, building, landscape, process, or service category being addressed; and not later than December 31, 2019, consider for review and revision any WaterSense specification adopted before January 1, 2012.
The Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable and not less than annually, regularly estimate and make available to the public savings of water, energy, and capital costs of water, wastewater, and stormwater attributable to the use of WaterSense-labeled products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services. In setting or maintaining specifications for Energy Star pursuant to section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6294a ), and WaterSense under this section, the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator shall coordinate to prevent duplicative or conflicting requirements among the respective programs.
A WaterSense label shall not create an express or implied warranty. . Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through subject to subsection (g), the Administrator may in paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: The Administrator may— make grants to States for the purpose of providing grants to a municipality or municipal entity for planning, designing, and constructing— treatment works to intercept, transport, control, or treat municipal combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows; and measures to manage, reduce, treat, or recapture stormwater or subsurface drainage water; and subject to subsection (g), ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ; or ; by striking paragraphs
(2)and (3); and by redesignating paragraph
(4)as paragraph (2); by striking subsections
(e)through
(g)and inserting the following: Subject to paragraph (2), a project that receives grant assistance under subsection
(a)shall be carried out subject to the same requirements as a project that receives assistance from a State water pollution control revolving fund established pursuant to title VI. The requirement described in paragraph
(1)shall not apply to a project that receives grant assistance under subsection
(a)to the extent that the Governor of the State in which the project is located determines that a requirement described in title VI is inconsistent with the purposes of this section. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $225,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020, to remain available until expended. For each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020, subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts made available to carry out this section to provide grants to municipalities and municipal entities under subsection (a)(2)— in accordance with the priority criteria described in subsection (b); and with additional priority given to proposed projects that involve the use of— nonstructural, low-impact development; water conservation, efficiency, or reuse; or other decentralized stormwater or wastewater approaches to minimize flows into the sewer systems. ; and by striking subsection (i).
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- 42 USC 300j–12(k)
- 42 USC 300j–12
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Sec. 5005
Clean, safe, reliable water infrastructure
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