S 3282 — Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2021

Summary

Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2021 This bill establishes grants for owners and operators of publicly owned wastewater treatments systems and community water systems to support planning and other aspects of implementing smart water network technologies.

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html November 30, 2021

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The bill adds new provisions for grants to support the development of smart water infrastructure for wastewater and drinking water systems.

• Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.)

  SEC. 228. SMART WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY. "(a) Grants.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall make direct grants to owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works for planning, design, construction, implementation, and operations training relating to-- "(1) intelligent wastewater collection systems and stormwater management operations, including technologies that rely on-- "(A) real-time monitoring, embedded intelligence, and predictive maintenance capabilities that improve the energy efficiency, reliability, and resiliency of wastewater pumping systems; "(B) real-time sensors that provide continuous monitoring of water quality in stormwater and wastewater collection systems to support the optimization of those stormwater and wastewater collection systems; and "(C) the use of artificial intelligence and other intelligent optimization tools that reduce operational costs, including operational costs relating to energy consumption and chemical treatment; and "(2) innovative and alternative combined sewer and stormwater control projects, including groundwater banking, that rely on real-time data acquisition to support predictive aquifer recharge through water reuse and stormwater management capabilities.

  This establishes a new grant program to finance smart wastewater infrastructure technologies.

• Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12)

  subsections (a)(2)(G) and (t) → subsections (a)(2)(G), (t), and (u)

  This amendment expands the subsections referenced in the Safe Drinking Water Act to include new provisions for smart water infrastructure technology grants.

• Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12)

  (u) Smart Water Infrastructure Technology.-- "(1) Grants.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall make direct grants to the owners or operators of community water systems for purposes of the planning of, design of, construction of, implementation of, and operations training relating to-- "(A) smart water network technologies that-- "(i) can identify water losses from conveyance facilities in a nondestructive or nondisruptive manner, including acoustic data collection; and "(ii) provide-- "(I) comprehensive data on pipeline integrity that document the presence of leaks or gas pockets; and "(II) information on the extent of such leaks or gas pockets, with an emphasis on detecting weakness of, vulnerability of, or damage to pipe barrels, pipe joints, or other pipe features; "(B) real-time sensing technologies, including the use of advanced analytics, that detect and alert operators to leakages and pipeline bursts on a real-time basis, including persistent sensor networks capable of measuring-- "(i) acoustic signals; "(ii) pressure transient; or "(iii) water quality; "(C) real-time decision support that integrates sources of data about water distribution networks to deliver common operations information relying on data analytics that can improve operational decisionmaking, including nonrevenue water loss, energy optimization, and water quality improvement; ...

  This adds a new grant program to facilitate smart water projects for drinking water systems.

Action History

1. November 30, 2021

   Introduced in Senate

2. November 30, 2021

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sponsors

• Mark Kelly · Primary

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