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IN HB1438
Bill
Status
1/15/2019
Primary Sponsor
Edmond Soliday
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AI Summary
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Establishes a water infrastructure task force with legislative and gubernatorial appointees to study storm water management, water quality/quantity, long-range supply needs, and infrastructure funding, with a report due by December 1, 2019.
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Requires all water utilities to submit annual water loss audit reports to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission starting July 1, 2021, with independent level-one validation required every odd-numbered year beginning in 2021.
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Directs the commission to adopt rules on water loss audits by January 1, 2021, and to consider adopting performance standards for water loss volumes between June 30, 2022 and July 1, 2023.
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Requires the Department of Environmental Management to establish a centralized water data collection hub for storing all quantitative water resource information gathered or reported by state agencies.
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Urges the governor to create a position or office to oversee and coordinate state water-related programs, including coordinating funding streams and promoting regional collaboration among water and wastewater utilities.
Legislative Description
Water and wastewater infrastructure. Establishes the water infrastructure task force to examine an inventory and assessment of the water resources of the state and study other subjects related to water and wastewater infrastructure. Requires the water infrastructure task force to issue a report setting forth its findings and recommendations not later than December 1, 2019. Requires a water utility to submit a water loss audit report to the utility regulatory commission (commission) every year, beginning with the water loss audit report due before July 1, 2021. Requires the water loss audit report to be submitted in 2021 and the water loss audit reports to be submitted in each subsequent odd-numbered year to be accompanied by an independent, level one validation of the water loss audit report. Requires the commission to adopt rules concerning water loss audits. Requires the commission, after June 30, 2022, and before July 1, 2023, to consider adopting rules to require water utilities to meet certain performance standards for the volume of their water losses. Requires the department of environmental management to establish and maintain a water data collection hub in which all quantitative information concerning the water resources of the state that is gathered by or reported to state agencies will be stored. Requires the environmental rules board to adopt rules concerning the water data collection hub. Urges the governor to create a position or an office within the administrative branch of government to oversee and coordinate the water related programs and activities of the state.
Last Action
Representatives Huston, Pierce, Hatfield added as coauthors
2/5/2019