To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for the assessment and management of the risk of algal toxins in drinking water, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Latta
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Summary
Drinking Water Protection Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and submit to Congress a strategic plan for assessing and managing risks associated with cyanotoxins in drinking water provided by public water systems. (Cyanotoxins are naturally occurring toxins produced by cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae.) The plan must include steps and time lines to: evaluate the risk to human health from drinking water contaminated with cyanotoxins; establish, publish, and update a comprehensive list of cyanotoxins that are harmful to human health; summarize the known adverse human health effects of cyanotoxins and the factors that cause cyanobacteria to grow rapidly and make toxins; determine whether to publish health advisories for harmful cyanotoxins and establish relevant guidance; recommend feasible treatment options; and enter into cooperative agreements with, and provide technical assistance to, affected states and public water systems to manage risks associated with cyanotoxins.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Latta
OH • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10]
MI • R
Sponsored 1/8/2015
Quigley
IL • D
Sponsored 1/8/2015
Kaptur
OH • D
Sponsored 1/8/2015
Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/10/2015
Joyce (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 2/10/2015
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 2/10/2015
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