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Water Quality Technology Availability Act
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that the total cost of application of technology that is commercially available in the United States is considered with respect to certain guidelines relating to effluent limitations, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the definition of technology used to set effluent limitation guidelines—the standards that regulate how much pollution industries can discharge. The amendment specifies that only technology that is commercially available in the United States should be considered when establishing these guidelines. This ensures that EPA's pollution control standards are based on practical, obtainable technologies rather than technologies that are unavailable or theoretical.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mike Collins’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $58,488
- HANNA CAPITAL $9,900
- JACKSON EMC $7,950
- J M TANK LINES, INC. $6,600
- BOSWELL OIL COMPANY $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mike Collins → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Jun 13, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. · house
- Jun 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Jun 11, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 11, 2025
Mr. Collins introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that the total cost of application of technology that is commercially available in the United States is considered with respect to certain guidelines relating to effluent limitations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Water Quality Technology Availability Act”.
SEC. 2. CLARIFYING EFFLUENT LIMITATION GUIDELINES.
Section 304(b)(1)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking “technology in relation to” and inserting “technology that is commercially available in the United States in relation to”. <all>
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