The FRESHER Act would remove a Clean Water Act restriction on requiring stormwater permits for runoff from certain mining and oil and gas operations. It would also direct the Secretary of the Interior to study areas that may be contaminated by runoff from oil and gas operations. The study would examine measurable contamination, groundwater, and aquifer vulnerability. The Secretary would report the results to Congress within one year of enactment.
The bill could allow stormwater permit requirements to apply to operations covered by the restriction it removes. It also calls for a study of possible effects on water resources. The bill does not specify how these provisions would affect any particular person or location.
The bill does not specify expenses.
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