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U.S. GOVERNMENT
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Calendar No. 109
115TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session SENATE 115-87
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FLEXIBILITY ACT
MAY 25, 2017.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. BARRASSO, from the Committee on Environment and Public
Works, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 692]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Environment and Public Works, to which was
referred the bill (S. 692) to provide for integrated plan permits, to
establish the Office of Municipal Ombudsman, to promote green in-
frastructure, and to require the revision of financial capability
guidance, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and recommends
that the bill, as amended, do pass.
GENERAL STATEMENT AND BACKGROUND
In 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an
integrated permitting and planning policy to address the need for
municipalities to undertake updated wastewater and stormwater
control measures under the Clean Water Act. EPA established this
policy in response to the challenges and cost implications munici-
palities are facing to address water quality and infrastructure prob-
lems. Many state and local governments face difficult economic
challenges with limited resources and financial capability to meet
the Clean Water Act requirements related to stormwater and
wastewater. On average, the U.S. Conference of Mayors finds that
municipalities spend between 6 to 7 cents of every tax dollar on
water and sewer systems, making water infrastructure the third-
largest expense for cities behind education and emergency per-
sonnel.
S. 692 would address these issues by requiring EPA to allow mu-
nicipalities to develop plans that integrate multiple Clean Water
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