Delaware General Assembly

Signed 7/22/21

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

12/4/20

Longhurst

Rep. Heffernan
Sen. Townsend, Brown, Hansen

Reps. Baumbach, Bentz, Bolden, Brady, Bush, Carson, Chukwuocha, Cooke, Dorsey Walker, Gray, Griffith, K. Johnson, Kowalko, Lambert, Matthews, Minor-Brown, Mitchell, S. Moore, Osienski, Schwartzkopf, D. Short, Shupe
Sen. Hocker, Lockman, Lopez, Mantzavinos, S. McBride, Pettyjohn, Poore, Sokola, Sturgeon, Walsh

AN ACT TO AMEND THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CLEAN WATER FOR DELAWARE.

Many of the State’s waters do not meet water quality standards to support their designated uses, such as for drinking, swimming or supporting aquatic life. The Clean Water for Delaware Act establishes a framework for assessing needs and planning and implementing projects that support Delaware’s efforts to improve the quality of the State’s water supply and waterways. A Delaware Clean Water Trust account is created as a funding source for executing projects highlighted by this framework. The Trust account will have oversight from the Clean Water Trust Oversight Committee (the “Committee”). The Committee will draw upon recommendations from the Water Infrastructure Advisory Council, (WIAC), the county Conservation Districts’, experts in the effected Cabinet agencies and other public input with the goal of assisting municipal and county governments and others in implementing affordable water quality projects. The Committee is required to develop and publish an Annual Report and multi-year Strategic Plan for Clean Water with annual updates.

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7/22/21

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