,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #caib ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #aa1 #bjah,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,ms4 ,smith1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 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 update and modernize the reporting requirements for contaminants1 including lead1 in drinking water1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,contaminant and ,lead ,electronic ,accounting and ,reporting ,requirements 7,,clearr7 for ,drinking ,water ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,assistance for small and disadvantaged communities ,section #adei;,a of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ai;a7 is amended by striking subsection 7j7 and inserting the following3 7j7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section-- 7#a7 #bcj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai2 and 7#b7 #cjj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbc4 4 #c4 ,drinking water quality improvement for minority1 tribal1 and low-income communities 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7#b7 ,water quality testing ,the term water quality testing means the testing of drinking water for the presence of lead or any other contaminant that poses a public health risk4 7b7 ,formal guidance ,the ,administrator shall issue formal guidance to develop a process to protect and improve the drinking water of minority1 ,tribal1 and low-income communities4 7c7 ,expedited water quality testing 7#a7 ,in general ,in developing the process described in subsection 7b71 the ,administrator shall establish and maintain1 within the ,office of ,environmental ,justice of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 a process by which a minority1 ,tribal1 or low-income community1 as defined by the ,director of the ,office of ,environmental ,justice of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 in coordination with the ,director of the ,office of ,ground ,water and ,drinking ,water of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 may request expedited water quality testing of the drinking water of the community for the presence of lead or any other contaminant that poses a public health risk to individuals in the community4 7#b7 ,results ,the ,administrator shall provide to the requestor the results of an expedited water quality testing carried out in accordance with paragraph 7#a7 in a timely manner4 7#c7 ,website ,the ,administrator shall develop and maintain a publicly accessible website through which a request for expedited water quality testing in accordance with paragraph 7#a7 may be submitted1 in compliance with applicable ,federal law 7including regulations7 and policies relating to the protection of individual privacy4 7#d7 ,performance measure 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall develop a performance measure for the expedited water quality testing carried out in accordance with paragraph 7#a7 to determine the average number of days between the date of submission of a request for expedited water quality testing and the date of completion of a request4 7,b7 ,reporting ,the performance measure described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be published on the website described in paragraph 7#c7 not less frequently than once each calendar year4 7d7 ,electronic database 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall develop and maintain an electronic database of water quality and health screening tests that includes the results of any-- 7,a7 water system supplier water quality test required under the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f et seq472 7,b7 health screening1 including blood lead test results1 aggregated not less frequently than once each month on a geographic scale not smaller than county level1 to be coordinated with the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 required under section #cag;,a of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-l7 and in accordance with the ,health ,insurance ,portability and ,accountability ,act of #aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-aia2 #aaj ,stat4 #aicf72 and 7,c7 expedited water quality testing carried out in accordance with subsection 7c77#a74 7#b7 ,public availability ,the ,administrator shall make publicly available the information in the database described in paragraph 7#a77;,a74 7e7 ,regional liaison 7#a7 ,in general ,in developing the process described in subsection 7b71 the ,administrator shall ensure that not fewer than #a employee in each regional office of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency will serve as a liaison to minority1 ,tribal1 and low-income communities in the relevant region4 7#b7 ,public identification ,the ,administrator shall prominently identify each regional liaison selected under paragraph 7#a7 on the website of-- 7,a7 the relevant regional office of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency2 and 7,b7 the ,office of ,environmental ,justice of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7f7 ,community partnership ,the ,administrator may make grants to community organizations that represent1 operate in1 or serve a minority1 ,tribal1 or low-income community1 as determined by the ,administrator1 to educate the residents of the community on-- 7#a7 contaminants in drinking water that may have an adverse effect on human health2 and 7#b7 assistance that the ,administrator may provide to residents to identify and address a drinking water contaminant that may have an adverse effect on human health4 7g7 ,public interest science partnerships ,the ,administrator may create a partnership with an academic or research institution1 including another ,federal agency1 to conduct or promote science that serves the public interest by sharing data or costs or engaging in any other activity of mutual benefit-- 7#a7 to identify-- 7,a7 any contaminant in drinking water that may have an adverse effect on human health2 and 7,b7 a significant public health crisis caused by any violation or contamination that-- 7i7 has the potential to have a serious adverse effect on human health that requires notice under section #adad7;c77#b77;,c7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#c7;c77#b77;,c772 or 7ii7 may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to the health of persons 7within the meaning of section #adca7;a7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;i7a7772 and 7#b7 to measure the risk that a minority1 ,tribal1 or low-income community faces from contaminants in drinking water that may have an adverse effect on human health4 7h7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated for the period of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc-- 7#a7 to carry out subsection 7c71 #b1jjj1jjj2 7#b7 to provide grants to community partners to carry out subsection 7f71 #e1jjj1jjj2 and 7#c7 to carry out subsection 7g71 #aj1jjj1jjj4 #d4 ,compliance and inspections of public water supplies 7a7 ,reporting noncompliance ,section #adeb7;b77#b7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#ab7;b77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 a list that includes-- 7i7 any public water system in the ,state that-- 7,i7 has in effect an exemption or variance for any national primary drinking water regulation2 7,,ii7 is in persistent violation of any requirement for a maximum contaminant level or treatment technique under a national primary drinking water regulation2 or 7,,iii7 the ,state or ,administrator determines may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to the health of persons 7within the meaning of section #adca7;a772 7ii7 the relevant national primary drinking regulation for the exemption1 variance1 or violation2 and 7iii7 7,i7 the effective date of the exemption or variance2 or 7,,ii7 the date on which the persistent violation began4 4 7b7 ,advice and technical assistance ,section #adad7;a77#a7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#c7;a77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking ,whenever and inserting ,the ,administrator shall notify the ,state and the public water system of noncompliance by the public water system if 2 7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking pursuant thereto1 and inserting in accordance with that variance or exemption42 and 7,c7 by striking the undesignated matter following clause 7ii72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 ,advice and technical assistance 7i7 ,in general ,after providing notice of noncompliance to the ,state and the public water system under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,administrator may provide such advice and technical assistance to the ,state and public water system as the ,administrator determines appropriate to bring the public water system into compliance with the variance or exemption by the earliest date feasible4 7ii7 ,considerations ,in making a determination to provide advice and technical assistance under clause 7i71 the ,administrator may consider-- 7,i7 the potential for the noncompliance to result in a serious adverse effect to human health2 7,,ii7 whether the noncompliance has occurred continuously or frequently2 and 7,,iii7 the effectiveness of any past technical assistance effort4 4 7c7 ,additional inspections ,section #adad of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#c7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7d7 through 7i7 as subsections 7e7 through 7j71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7c7 the following3 7d7 ,additional inspections after a violation 7#a7 ,in general ,after consultation with the ,states1 the ,administrator shall1 by regulation1 prescribe the number1 frequency1 and type of additional inspections that shall be carried out after any violation that requires notice under subsection 7c74 7#b7 ,regulations ,the regulations issued under paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 take into account-- 7i7 the difference between-- 7,i7 intermittent or infrequent violations2 and 7,,ii7 continuous or frequent violations2 7ii7 the seriousness of any potential adverse health effect that may be related to a violation2 and 7iii7 the number and severity of a past violation by a public water system2 and 7,b7 specify the procedure for an inspection after a violation by a public water system that has the potential to cause a serious adverse effect on human health due to short-term exposure to a contaminant4 4 7#c7 ,conforming amendments 7,a7 ,section #adad of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#c7 is amended-- 7i7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,i7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by striking subsection 7g7 and inserting subsection 7h72 and 7,,ii7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 in the undesignated matter following clause 7ii71 by striking subsection 7g7 and inserting subsection 7h72 and 7ii7 in subsection 7b71 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking subsection 7g7 and inserting subsection 7h74 7,b7 ,section #addh7;a7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;j-#g7;a77 is amended in the third sentence of the undesignated matter following paragraph 7#b7 by striking section #adad7;g77#c77;,b7 and inserting section #adad7;h77#c77;,b74 #e4 ,electronic reporting of test results ,section #adad of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#c7 7as amended by section #d7;c77#a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7k7 ,electronic reporting of compliance monitoring data ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,administrator shall issue a final rule that establishes requirements for electronic submission-- 7#a7 by public water systems of all compliance monitoring data-- 7,a7 to the ,administrator2 or 7,b7 with respect to a public water system in a ,state that has primary enforcement responsibility under section #adac1 to that ,state2 and 7#b7 by each ,state that has primary enforcement responsibility under section #adac to the ,administrator of all compliance monitoring data submitted by a public water system to the ,state under paragraph 7#a77;,b74 4 #f4 ,notification to the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention and ,state health agencies ,section #adad7;c77#b77;,c7 of the ,safe ,drinking ,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;g-#c7;c77#b77;,c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7iii7-- 7,a7 by striking ,administrator and and inserting ,administrator1 the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 and2 7,b7 by inserting and the appropriate ,state and county health agencies after as applicable12 7,c7 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 by redesignating clause 7iv7 as clause 7v72 and 7#c7 by inserting after clause 7iii7 the following3 7iv7 be provided to each person served by the public water system-- 7,i7 in the first billing statement that the public water system prepares after the date on which the violation occurs2 and 7,,ii7 in a manner consistent with clause 7ii72 and 4