A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.

Requires that, before grants for construction of treatment works are approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, such works must be: (1) included in any applicable areawide waste treatment management plan: (2) in conformity with any applicable State plan; (3) certified by the appropriate State water pollution control agency; (4) guaranteed by the applicant to have the capability of proper operation and maintenance; (5) approved with respect to the size and capacity of such works in relation to the needs to be served; and (6) awarded solely on the basis of prospective ability to perform the contract of construction of such works.

Requires the applicant to adopt a system of charges to assure that each recipient of waste treatment services will pay its equitable share of the costs of operation and maintenance of such works.