See the bill: H.3243 Referred to the committee on Public Health Email Jenn Pederson at jpederson@masswaterworks.org for MWWA Position Paper: Fact Sheet An Act to Amend the Lead Law. Please contact your representative or the committee on Public Health to ask for a favorable vote/recommendation on this bill.
An Act relative to Drought Management would give the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs the legal authority to impose water conservation measures based upon drought conditions. Currently such conditions are voluntary by the water suppliers, and determined based upon local hydrologic conditions. Email Jenn Pederson at jpederson@masswaterworks.org for MWWA Position Paper: Fact Sheet An … Read more
This bill, filed by the Governor, is necessary to enable Massachusetts to receive federal delegation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (‘NPDES’), which is a water quality program mandated by the federal government that includes permitting, compliance and enforcement activities relating to the discharge of pollutants. Under the Clean Water Act of 1972, the … Read more
This bill would apply the term ‘local mandate’ to any requirement by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and its agencies (collectively EOEEA) that a city or town expend funds on water-related projects, and requires an impact statement and public review process prior to the implementation of any rule or regulation. See H.463 … Read more
This bill would Amend GL 40 by inserting a new section 39M; authorizes a municipality, water district, wastewater district or stormwater utility which accepts this section to establish a sustainable water resources fund, and to collect a charge to be used for measures to remedy and offset the environmental impacts of new or increased water … Read more
This bill proposes to establish within the Water Pollution Abatement Trust a Water Infrastructure Improvement Fund for purposes of improving drinking water, wastewater and storm water capital assets through loans and grants, for which bonds may be issued for local or regional projects that meet certain criteria; authorizes the Treasurer to issue bonds for this … Read more
This bill would reaffirm existing law allowing water districts and municipalities to continue withdrawals from river basins at existing levels, subject to a renewal registration statement, and requires that the Department of Environmental Protection may only impose accurate metering on registration renewals. This bill is in opposition to a recent Mass Rivers Alliance petition to … Read more
Amends provisions of the Massachusetts Water Management Act (GL c.21G) requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to create standards for restoring and maintaining stream flows, water levels and hydrologic regimes that are protective of natural aquatic life for all rivers and streams in the Commonwealth. These regulations are supposed to ‘ensure a balance among competing … Read more
This Senate Bill seeks to amend Ch. 164 of the MA General Laws allow an “opt-out” of wireless meter and replacement with analog meter at no cost to the consumer. Adds new provisions to GL c.164 (Manufacture and Sale of Gas and Electricity) that requires the use of ‘smart meters’ in keeping track of utility … Read more
From EPA: The Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Army, and Army Corps of Engineers (the agencies) are proposing a rule to rescind the Clean Water Rule and re-codify the regulatory text that existed prior to 2015 defining “waters of the United States” or WOTUS. This action would, when finalized, provide certainty in the interim, pending … Read more