To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to provivde protection for sole source aquifers.
Sole Source Aquifer Protection Act of 1990 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to prohibit construction of landfills or land treatment facilities within a critical aquifer protection area unless the State or local government having jurisdiction over such area has adopted a management plan for the area. Requires the plan to provide for: (1) the maintenance of groundwater quality to protect human health, the environment, and groundwater resources; and (2) public hearings for receiving comments on the plan.
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to declare that it is national policy that such a plan be promulgated before such facilities are constructed over a critical aquifer.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
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