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HB 848

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Drinking Water - Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program - Establishment

Sponsor: April Rose (District 5)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 122 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program in the Department of the Environment for the purpose of authorizing the regulated use of reclaimed water as a source for drinking water treatment facilities; providing for the issuance of potable reuse permits under the Pilot Program; applying certain public participation requirements to potable reuse permits; requiring the Department to submit a report on the status of the Pilot Program to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2024; etc.

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Testimony (13)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
FAVTompsett, ThomasHarris Jones & MaloneWritten (PDF)
FAVCountess, CountessMaryland Legal AidWritten (PDF)
FAVBailey Thupari, AngelicaMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVMovahed, BenWATEK EngineeringOral
FAVBecker, MonaIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Rose, Delegate RoselegislatorIndividualOral
FAVRose, Del. AprilIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSapkota, AmyIndividualOral
UNFRoss, GabrielleAssateague Coastal TrustPosition only
FWAImhulse, SaraCity of WestminsterOral + Written (PDF)
FWAKnapp, LesMaryland Department of the EnvironmentOral
FWAHoff, DanielIndividualOral

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