A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish pilot programs to assist low-income households in maintaining access to sanitation services and drinking water, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · October 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2019
This bill addresses the access of low-income households to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services.
Specifically, the bill establishes new pilot programs that award grants to help low-income households pay their drinking water, wastewater, or stormwater bills.
In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency must study the prevalence of low-income households that do not have access to
affordable, functional wastewater services that protect the health of individuals in the households; affordable municipal stormwater services; or affordable public drinking water services.
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