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Confidence in Clean Water Permits Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 3897 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
In committee
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House
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Jun 13, 2025

What it does

The Confidence in Clean Water Permits Act would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that compliance with a Clean Water Act permit includes not only pollutants with explicit effluent limitations but also other pollutants identified as controlled, monitored, or present through specific permit-related documentation or processes, such as indicator parameters, application disclosures, or waste stream operations. It would also make technical corrections to existing permit provisions and explicitly allow water quality-based effluent limitations to be included in permits only if they specify the pollutant and either set a numerical limit or describe required actions for…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Jun 11, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Jun 13, 2025

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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