Public Water Systems - Supplier Requirements (Water Quality Accountability Act of 2020)
Sponsor: Senator KlausmeierCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a supplier of water to inspect certain valves in a public water system in a certain manner, repair or replace certain valves, inspect certain fire hydrants, formulate and implement a certain plan, identify the locations of certain valves, and record certain characteristics and identifiers of certain valves; requiring a supplier of water to develop a certain cybersecurity program by February 1, 2021; etc.
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Testimony (17)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Suits, Barry | MD American Water | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Suits, Barry | MD American Water | Oral |
| FAV | Powelson, Robert | National Association of Water Companies | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boda, Muir | Salisbury City Council-Eastern Shore Assn of Municipalities | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Klausmeier, Senator Klausmeierlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Shull, Alex | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | English, Marietta | AFT-MD | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Straus, Susan | City of Rockville | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Eckel, Rianna | Food & Water Action | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Eckel, Rianna | Food & Water Action | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kinnally, Kevin | MACo | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Butler, Alex | Maryland Association of Counties | Position only |
| UNF | Fiore, Justin | Maryland Municipal League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | smalls, cindylobbyist | adscme | Position only |
| UNF | , cindy smalls | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Boda, Muir | Eastern Shore Association of Municipalities | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | abbott, tyler | MDE | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
adscmeUNF 1
AFT-MDUNF 1
City of RockvilleUNF 1
Food & Water ActionUNF 2
MACoUNF 1
MD American WaterFAV 2
MDEINFO 1