House Passes Clean Water Bill
Environment News Service, March, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) — --> The House of Representatives Wednesday approved legislation that would authorize a $1.5 billion program for cities to repair and upgrade aging and outdated sewage systems that often overflow during wet weather events.
The Water Quality Investment Act of 2007 (H.R. 569) had broad bipartisan support, passing the House with a vote of 367 to 58.
H.R. 569 provides $1.5 billion over five years for EPA sewer overflow control grants to states and municipalities. Combined sewer systems, which carry both stormwater and sanitary flows, and separate sanitary sewer systems can overflow with untreated waste during heavy rainfall or snow melts.
Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Congressman Jim Oberstar,...
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