Bill Text: IA HF457 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the implementation of federal wastewater and storm water regulations. (See Cmte. Bill HF 553)
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-04 - Passed subcommittee. [HF457 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF457-Introduced.html
House File 457 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY PETTENGILL and STANERSON A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the implementation of federal wastewater and 2 storm water regulations. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2005YH (5) 86 tr/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 455B.199D Wastewater or storm water 1 2 systems and plants == construction and design standards == report 1 3 on compliance costs. 1 4 1. a. The commission shall not adopt rules to implement 1 5 federal environmental programs required pursuant to the federal 1 6 Water Pollution Control Act as defined in section 455B.171, the 1 7 federal Clean Water Act and the federal Safe Drinking Water Act 1 8 as defined in section 455B.291, or other federal laws relating 1 9 to wastewater or storm water system or plant construction 1 10 designs that are more restrictive than the requirements of the 1 11 federal program unless the commission determines that more 1 12 restrictive requirements are necessary to protect public health 1 13 or the environment. An engineer, owner of a wastewater or 1 14 storm water system or plant, or other person involved in the 1 15 design or construction of such a system or plant may present 1 16 information as identified by the commission by rule to the 1 17 commission regarding the sufficiency of wastewater or storm 1 18 water system or plant construction designs. 1 19 b. The commission shall approve wastewater or storm water 1 20 system or plant construction designs that are consistent 1 21 with peak wet weather design conditions as identified by the 1 22 commission by rule. 1 23 2. a. The department of natural resources, in conjunction 1 24 with affected counties and cities, shall submit an annual 1 25 report to the general assembly detailing the anticipated costs 1 26 to such counties and cities for construction of or other 1 27 upgrades to wastewater or storm water systems, facilities, 1 28 or other infrastructure required for compliance with United 1 29 States environmental protection agency regulations related to 1 30 the administration of the federal Water Pollution Control Act 1 31 as defined in section 455B.171, the federal Clean Water Act 1 32 and the federal Safe Drinking Water Act as defined in section 1 33 455B.291, or other federal laws relating to wastewater or storm 1 34 water. 1 35 b. The report shall contain all of the following: 2 1 (1) The name of each affected city or county. 2 2 (2) The date on which a permit was granted to the city or 2 3 county pursuant to section 455B.103A or section 455B.197. 2 4 (3) Information on the costs and progress of the most 2 5 recent construction or other upgrades to wastewater or storm 2 6 water systems in each city or county and the remaining debt 2 7 associated with such construction or other upgrades for each 2 8 city or county. 2 9 (4) The potential costs to the city or county for any 2 10 required upcoming construction or other upgrades. 2 11 EXPLANATION 2 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 13 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 14 This bill prohibits the environmental protection commission 2 15 from adopting rules, as required to implement federal 2 16 environmental programs required pursuant to the federal Water 2 17 Pollution Control Act, the federal Clean Water Act, and the 2 18 federal Safe Drinking Water Act, or other federal laws relating 2 19 to wastewater or storm water system or plant construction 2 20 designs, that are more restrictive than the requirements of 2 21 the federal program unless the commission determines that 2 22 more restrictive requirements are necessary to protect public 2 23 health or the environment. The bill allows engineers, owners 2 24 of wastewater or storm water facilities, or others involved in 2 25 the construction of such facilities to present information to 2 26 the commission regarding the sufficiency of the design of such 2 27 facilities. The bill allows the commission to enumerate the 2 28 type of information it would accept in that instance by rule. 2 29 The bill requires that the commission approve wastewater 2 30 or storm water system or plant construction designs that 2 31 are consistent with peak wet weather design conditions as 2 32 identified by the commission by rule. 2 33 The bill requires the department of natural resources to 2 34 work with affected cities and counties to produce an annual 2 35 report regarding the anticipated costs for construction 3 1 of or other upgrades to wastewater or storm water systems, 3 2 facilities, or other infrastructure required for compliance 3 3 with United States environmental protection agency regulations 3 4 related to the administration of the federal Water Pollution 3 5 Control Act, the federal Clean Water Act, and the federal 3 6 Safe Drinking Water Act, or other federal laws relating to 3 7 wastewater or storm water. The report shall contain the 3 8 name of each city or county, the date on which each city or 3 9 county was granted a permit regarding such systems pursuant 3 10 to Code section 455B.103A or section 455B.197, an update on 3 11 the costs and progress of the most recent construction or 3 12 other upgrades to wastewater or storm water systems and the 3 13 remaining associated debt, and the potential costs of upcoming 3 14 construction or other upgrades. LSB 2005YH (5) 86 tr/nh
