HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3556        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 880

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Linda Dean Campbell

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act requiring reserve electric power at wastewater treatment facilities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

2/19/2021

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

2/25/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/26/2021

Andres X. Vargas

3rd Essex

2/26/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3556        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 880

By Mrs. Campbell of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 880) of Linda Dean Campbell and others relative to requiring reserve electric power at wastewater treatment facilities.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 752 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act requiring reserve electric power at wastewater treatment facilities.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 21 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 43 the following section:-

Section 43A. Any publicly owned wastewater treatment facility shall have an on-site reserve source of electric power available when there is failure to receive adequate electric power from a utility or other primary source. Such reserve source shall have the capability to generate as needed, electric power of sufficient capacity for the full operation of the facility during a power failure, independent of any local utility, regional electrical grid or other primary source.

The operator of the facility shall conduct regular tests of the reserve power source to assess its proper operation, at least once each annual quarterly period.

On and after January 1, 2024, every publicly owned wastewater treatment facility shall have and maintain an on-site reserve source of electric power that complies with this section, and any applicable regulation and requirement, including under an approved facility operations plan or permit, of the department of environment protection.