33 U.S.C. § 1314a — Wastewater technology clearinghouse
submitted 8 years ago by Pub. L. 115-270 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 239 words · no verdicts yet
The EPA Administrator must update and share information about cost-effective wastewater recycling and treatment technologies. The Administrator must report to Congress about the information shared, its use, and efforts to help States deploy these technologies.
(a) In general. (1) For each program in paragraph (2), the EPA Administrator must add information about cost-effective and alternative wastewater recycling and treatment technologies, including onsite and decentralized systems. The Administrator must also give local governments and nonprofit organizations seeking Federal wastewater-technology funds information about how cost-effective those alternatives are. (2) The programs are technical-assistance programs for wastewater management, including (A) nonpoint-source-management programs under section 1329 and (B) the sewer-sludge-disposal permit program under section 1345.
(b) Report to Congress. No later than 1 year after October 23, 2018, and at least every 3 years after that, the Administrator must report to Congress on: (1) the kind and amount of information provided under subsection (a); (2) the States and regions that used alternative wastewater treatment and recycling technologies the most; and (3) steps the Administrator took to help States deploy those technologies, including onsite and decentralized systems.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall—
for each of the programs described in paragraph (2), update the information for those programs to include information on cost-effective and alternative wastewater recycling and treatment technologies, including onsite and decentralized systems; and
disseminate to units of local government and nonprofit organizations seeking Federal funds for wastewater technology information on the cost effectiveness of alternative wastewater treatment and recycling technologies, including onsite and decentralized systems.
The programs referred to in paragraph (1)(A) are programs that provide technical assistance for wastewater management, including—
programs for nonpoint source management under section 1329 of this title; and
the permit program for the disposal of sewer sludge under section 1345 of this title.
Not later than 1 year after October 23, 2018, and not less frequently than every 3 years thereafter, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to Congress a report that describes—
the type and amount of information provided under subsection (a) to units of local government and nonprofit organizations regarding alternative wastewater treatment and recycling technologies;
the States and regions that have made greatest use of alternative wastewater treatment and recycling technologies; and
the actions taken by the Administrator to assist States in the deployment of alternative wastewater treatment and recycling technologies, including onsite and decentralized systems.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 115–270, title IV, § 4102, Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3871.)
- 2018Enacted · Pub. L. 115-270 · 132 Stat. 3871
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 115-270 on 2018-10-23.
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