Legislation

Title: Back River and Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plants - Water Quality Testing and Overflow and Pipeline Breakage Notification (Environmental Accountability Act of 2022)
Sponsored by: Delegate Long
Status: In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring an independent third party to oversee all water quality testing conducted at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant; requiring the Department of the Environment to select the independent third party; specifying the duties of the independent third party; and establishing certain notification requirements for sewage overflows and breaks in certain sewage pipelines at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2022

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/31/2022 Legislative Date 1/31/2022 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Back River and Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plants - Water Quality Testing and Overflow and Pipeline Breakage Notification (Environmental Accountability Act of 2022) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/31/2022	1/31/2022	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Back River and Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plants - Water Quality Testing and Overflow and Pipeline Breakage Notification (Environmental Accountability Act of 2022)

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