Legislation - HB0198

Title: Wastewater Treatment Plants – Water Quality Testing and Sewage Overflow and Pipeline Breakage Notification (Environmental Accountability Act of 2023)
Sponsored by: Delegate R. Long
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/08 at 1:30 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring an independent third party to oversee all water quality testing conducted at a wastewater treatment plant that falsifies or does not accurately report water quality test results to the Department of the Environment or is experiencing a catastrophic or continuing mechanical failure of operational equipment; requiring the Department to select the independent third party; specifying the duties of the independent third party; and establishing certain notification requirements.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0654 Session: 2022 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2023 Legislative Date 1/20/2023 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Wastewater Treatment Plants – Water Quality Testing and Sewage Overflow and Pipeline Breakage Notification (Environmental Accountability Act of 2023) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2023 Legislative Date 1/20/2023 Action Hearing 2/08 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	1/20/2023	1/20/2023	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Wastewater Treatment Plants – Water Quality Testing and Sewage Overflow and Pipeline Breakage Notification (Environmental Accountability Act of 2023)
House	1/20/2023	1/20/2023	Hearing 2/08 at 1:30 p.m.

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