,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bg1  
#bjaf,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,ms4 
,stabenow7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act to         
authorize the ,administrator of the     
,environmental ,protection ,agency to   
notify the public if a ,state agency and
 public water system are not taking     
action to address a public health risk  
associated with drinking water          
requirements4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,improving     
,notification for ,clean and ,safe      
,drinking ,water ,act of #bjaf4  #b4    
,enforcement of drinking water          
regulations  7a7 ,exceedance of lead    
action level ,section #adad7;c7 of the  
,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#c7;c77 is amended--   
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by adding at the

 end the following3  7,d7 ,notice of any
 exceedance of a lead action level or   
any other prescribed level of lead in a 
regulation issued under section #adab1  
including the concentrations of lead    
found in a monitoring activity4  2  7#b7
 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by            
redesignating subparagraphs 7,d7 and    
7,e7 as subparagraphs 7,e7 and 7,f71    
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,c7 the following3  
7,d7 ,exceedance of lead action level   
,regulations issued under subparagraph  
7,a7 shall specify notification         
procedures for an exceedance of a lead  
action level or any other prescribed    
level of lead in a regulation issued    
under section #adab4  2  7#c7 by        
redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7  
as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71            
respectively2 and  7#d7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#b7 the following3     
7#c7 ,notification of the public        
relating to lead  7,a7 ,exceedance of   
lead action level ,not later than #ae   

days after the date of an exceedance of 
a lead action level or any other        
prescribed level of lead in a regulation
 issued under section #adab1 the        
,administrator shall notify the public  
of the concentrations of lead found in  
the monitoring activity conducted by the
 public water system if the public water
 system or the ,state does not notify   
the public of the concentrations of lead
 found in a monitoring activity4  7,b7  
,results of lead monitoring  7i7 ,in    
general ,the ,administrator may provide 
notice of any result of lead monitoring 
conducted by a public water system to-- 
7,i7 any person that is served by the   
public water system2 or  7,,ii7 the     
local or ,state health department of a  
locality or ,state in which the public  
water system is located4  7ii7 ,form of 
notice ,the ,administrator may provide  
the notice described in clause 7i7 by-- 
7,i7 press release2 or  7,,ii7 other    
form of communication1 including local  
media4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendments   

,section #adad7;c7 of the ,safe         
,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;g-#c7;c77 is amended--  7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#a77;,c71 by striking        
paragraph 7#b77;,e7 and inserting       
paragraph 7#b77;,f72  7#b7 in paragraph 
7#b77;,b77i77,,ii71 by striking         
subparagraph 7,d7 and inserting         
subparagraph 7,e72 and  7#c7 in         
paragraph 7#c77;,b71 in the first       
sentence1 by striking 7,d7 and inserting
 7,e74