[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2388 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2388
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the
pilot program for alternative water source projects, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 23, 2025
Mr. Gallego (for himself and Mr. Curtis) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
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A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the
pilot program for alternative water source projects, 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 Infrastructure Modernization
Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. INTELLIGENT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY.
Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1300) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Intelligent water infrastructure technology.--The
term `intelligent water infrastructure technology' means--
``(A) intelligent wastewater treatment and
collection systems and stormwater management
operations, including technologies that rely on--
``(i) the use of real-time monitoring,
management, analytics, and data collection
tools, embedded intelligence, and predictive
maintenance capabilities that improve the
energy efficiency, cost efficiency,
reliability, and resiliency of wastewater
treatment and collection systems;
``(ii) real-time remote sensors that
provide continuous monitoring of water quality
to support optimization; and
``(iii) the use of artificial intelligence
and other intelligent optimization tools that--
``(I) reduce operational costs,
including operational costs relating to
energy consumption and chemical
treatment; and
``(II) improve decisionmaking;
``(B) innovative and alternative combined sewer and
stormwater control projects, including groundwater
banking, that rely on real-time data acquisition to
support predictive aquifer recharge through water reuse
and stormwater management capabilities;
``(C) advanced digital design and construction
management tools, including advanced digital
technologies;
``(D) technology that can identify or reduce water
losses in a nondestructive or nondisruptive manner,
including through analytical software, flow and
pressure monitoring, or acoustic data collection;
``(E) predictive and diagnostic tools for informed
decisionmaking;
``(F) technology that can provide comprehensive
data on pipe integrity to identify the presence of
leaks or gas pockets;
``(G) technology that can provide information on
the extent of leaks or gas pockets, with an emphasis on
detecting weakness of, vulnerability of, or damage to
pipe barrels, pipe joints, or other pipe features;
``(H) real-time remote sensing technologies,
including the use of advanced data management and
analytics, that detect and alert owners and operators
to wastewater and water supply treatment facilities
operations, including leakages, and pipe bursts on a
real-time basis, including persistent sensor networks
capable of measuring--
``(i) acoustic signals;
``(ii) pressure transient;
``(iii) water quality; or
``(iv) water flow;
``(I) advanced metering infrastructure, including
meter data analytics and ratepayer technology--
``(i) to improve end-user conservation; and
``(ii) in support of disadvantaged
communities;
``(J) resilient water supply projects that may
provide real-time monitoring of weather patterns and
weather-related impacts on water quality and flood
protection reservoirs and dams that enhance operations,
including--
``(i) improved water supply reliability and
management;
``(ii) protection of natural resources,
including fisheries; and
``(iii) temperature control;
``(K) innovative and alternative water supply
projects, including groundwater banking, that rely on
real-time data acquisition to support predictive
aquifer recharge through water reuse and stormwater
management capabilities;
``(L) artificial intelligence and other intelligent
optimization tools that--
``(i) reduce operational costs, including
costs relating to energy consumption and
chemical treatment of wastewater and
stormwater; and
``(ii) improve decisionmaking; and
``(M) advanced digital design and construction
management technologies and tools relating to water
treatment systems and distribution networks the
development of advanced digital models.'';
(2) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
``(f) Uses of Grants.--
``(1) In general.--Amounts from grants received under this
section may be used for engineering, design, construction, and
final testing of alternative water source projects designed to
meet critical water supply needs.
``(2) Prohibition.--Amounts from grants received under this
section may not be used for planning, feasibility studies,
operation, or maintenance.
``(3) Intelligent water infrastructure technologies.--
``(A) In general.--Amounts from grants received
under this section may be used for engineering, design,
construction, implementation, training, and operations
relating to the adoption and use of intelligent water
infrastructure technology.
``(B) Applicability.--For purposes of paragraph
(2), any costs with respect to intelligent water
infrastructure technology shall not be considered
operation or maintenance costs.'';
(3) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
``(h) Reports.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of the Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of
2025, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that--
``(A) describes--
``(i) the projects awarded grants for the
purposes described in subsection (f)(3); and
``(ii) the improvements in the resiliency
that resulted from grants awarded under this
section; and
``(B) includes any recommendations of the
Administrator to improve the ability of grants under
this section to achieve the uses described in
subsection (f).
``(2) Initial report.--In the initial report required under
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall include a description of
the implementation of this section, including a description
of--
``(A) the projects for which a grant was sought
under this section for the purposes described in
subsection (f)(3) that were denied; and
``(B) for each of the projects described in
subparagraph (A), the reasons for which the grant was
denied.''; and
(4) in subsection (i)(1)--
(A) by striking ``$25,000,000'' and inserting
``$50,000,000''; and
(B) by striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2028''.
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