,,ii #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bece ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #aj1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,mr4 ,portman7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to provide deadlines for corrosion control treatment steps for lead and copper in drinking water1 and other purposes4 #a4 ,corrosion control treatment steps for lead and copper in drinking water 7a7 ,lead and copper in drinking water ,section #adab7;b7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#a7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#ad7 and 7#ae7 as paragraphs 7#ae7 and 7#af71 respectively2 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ac7 the following3 7#ad7 ,lead and copper in drinking water 7,a7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,action level ,the term action level1 with respect to lead or copper1 means the concentration of lead or copper in water described in section #ada4hj7;c7 of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation74 7ii7 ,medium water system ,the term medium water system means a public water system that serves-- 7,i7 not fewer than #c1cjj persons2 and 7,,ii7 not more than #ej1jjj persons4 7iii7 ,optimal corrosion control treatment ,the term optimal corrosion control treatment means the corrosion control treatment that-- 7,i7 minimizes the concentration of lead and copper at the taps of users2 and 7,,ii7 ensures that the corrosion control treatment does not cause the water system to violate any national primary drinking water regulation4 7iv7 ,small water system ,the term small water system means a public water system that serves not more than #c1cjj persons4 7v7 ,state agency ,the term ,state agency means-- 7,i7 the agency of the ,state or tribal government that has jurisdiction over a small or medium water system2 or 7,,ii7 during any period in which a ,state or tribal government does not have primary enforcement responsibility under section #adac1 the applicable ,regional ,administrator of the ,agency4 7,b7 ,corrosion control treatment steps and deadlines for small and medium water systems 7i7 ,initial tap sampling ,except as determined by the ,administrator1 a small or medium water system shall conduct initial tap sampling in accordance with sections #ada4hf7;d77#a7 and #ada4hg7;b7 of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations7 until the date on which the small or medium water system-- 7,i7 exceeds the lead or copper action level2 or 7,,ii7 becomes eligible for reduced monitoring under section #ada4hf7;d77#d7 of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation74 7ii7 ,corrosion control treatment ,except as determined by the ,administrator1 a small or medium water system that exceeds a lead or copper action level shall carry out the following corrosion control treatment steps3 7,i7 ,water system recommendation ,not later than #abj days after the last day of the monitoring period in which the small or medium water system exceeded a lead or copper action level1 the small or medium water system shall recommend optimal corrosion control treatment in accordance with section #ada4hb7;a7 of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation74 7,,ii7 ,optimal control treatment deadlines 7aa7 ,corrosion control studies 7,,aa7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the last day of the monitoring period in which the small or medium water system exceeded a lead or copper action level1 the ,state agency may require the small or medium water system to perform corrosion control studies in accordance with section #ada4hb7;b7 of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation74 7,,bb7 ,deadline ,not later than #a year after the date on which the ,state agency requires that the corrosion control studies described in subitem 7,,aa7 be conducted1 the small or medium water system shall complete the corrosion control studies in accordance with section #ada4hb7;c7 of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation74 7bb7 ,designation by the ,state ,if the ,state agency does not require the small or medium water system to perform the corrosion control studies described in item 7aa71 not later than #ij days after the last day of the monitoring period in which the small or medium water system exceeded the lead or copper action level1 the ,state agency shall designate optimal control treatment in accordance with section #ada4hb7;d7 of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation74 7cc7 ,installation ,not later than #a year after the date on which the ,state agency designates optimal control treatment described in item 7bb71 the small or medium water system shall install the optimal corrosion control treatment in accordance with section #ada4hb7;e7 of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation74 7,,iii7 ,follow-up sampling ,not later than #b years after the date on which a ,state agency designates optimal control treatment described in subclause 7,,ii77bb71 the small or medium water system shall complete follow-up sampling in accordance with sections #ada4hf7;d77#b7 and #ada4hg7;c7 of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations74 7,,iv7 ,review ,not later than #ahj days after the date on which a small or medium water system completes the follow-up sampling described in subclause 7,,iii71 the ,state agency shall-- 7aa7 review the installation of optimal control treatment in the small or medium water system2 and 7bb7 designate optimal water quality control parameters in accordance with section #ada4hb7;f7 of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation74 7,v7 ,compliance and tap sampling ,following the review conducted under subclause 7,,iv71 the small or medium water system shall-- 7aa7 operate in compliance with the ,state agency-designated optimal water quality control parameters in accordance with section #ada4hb7;g7 of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation72 and 7bb7 continue to conduct tap sampling in accordance with sections #ada4hf7;d77#c7 and #ada4hg7;d7 of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations74 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #adae7;e7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#d7;e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking #adab7;b77#ae7 and inserting #adab7;b77#af72 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#g77;,a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7ii71 by striking #adab7;b77#ae7 and inserting #adab7;b77#af72 and 7,b7 in clause 7iii71 by striking #adab7;b77#ae77;,a7 and inserting #adab7;b77#af77;,a74 #b4 ,disclosure of public health threats from lead exposure2 short-term remedy 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 activity or any other level of lead determined by the ,administrator to warrant notice1 either on a case-specific or more general basis4 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#e7 and 7#f71 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 being notified by the primary agency of an 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 activity or any other level of lead determined by the ,administrator to warrant notice1 either on a case-specific or more general basis1 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 7#d7 ,short-term remedy for lead in drinking water 7,a7 ,in general ,in the case of an 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 activity or any other level of lead determined by the ,administrator to warrant notice under paragraph 7#c71 not later than #g days after the date on which notice is provided to the public under paragraph 7#c71 the ,state that has primary enforcement responsibility under section #adac shall provide a short-term remedy1 including bottled water or a water filtration system1 to each affected household4 7,b7 ,nonprimary ,states ,in a ,state in which the ,state does not have primary enforcement responsibility under section #adac1 the public water system shall provide the short-term remedy described in subparagraph 7,a74 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 #c4 ,consumer confidence reports ,paragraph 7#f7 of section #adad7;c7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7as redesignated by section #b7;a77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 in the first sentence1 by striking ,the ,administrator and inserting the following3 7i7 ,regulations 7,i7 ,in general ,the ,administrator 2 7,b7 in the second sentence1 by striking ,such regulations shall provide a and inserting the following3 7,,ii7 ,information on regulated contaminants ,the regulations described in subclause 7,i7 shall contain the following3 7aa7 ,definitions and statements ,a 2 7,c7 in the third sentence1 by striking ,the regulations shall also include a and inserting the following3 7bb7 ,contaminants in drinking water ,a 2 7,d7 in the fourth sentence1 by striking ,the regulations shall also provide and inserting the following3 7cc7 ,toll-free hotline ,a provision 2 and 7,e7 by adding at the end the following3 7ii7 ,posting on website ,each ,state water regulatory authority shall post the annual consumer confidence report of each community water system on the website of the ,state regulatory agency4 2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting after clause 7vi7 the following3 7vii7 ,an educational statement about lead in drinking water in accordance with section #ada4aed of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor regulation74 4