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2020 SESSION

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HB 1641 Coal ash ponds; definitions, testing private wells and public water supply wells, etc.

Introduced by: Hala S. Ayala | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Coal ash ponds; private wells and public water supply wells; resident notification. Requires a utility, defined in the bill as the owner or operator of a coal ash pond in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to complete a survey of all private wells and public water supply wells within 1.5 miles of each of its ponds by October 1, 2020, and to notify residents via mail and a local newspaper posting that the survey will be conducted.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Coal ash ponds; drinking water well; resident notification. Requires a utility, defined in the bill as the owner or operator of a coal ash pond, to complete a survey of all drinking water wells within 1.5 miles of each of its ponds by October 1, 2020, and to notify residents via mail and a local newspaper posting that the survey will be conducted.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Coal ash ponds; drinking water well; resident notification. Requires a utility, defined in the bill as the owner or operator of any coal ash pond in the Chesapeake Bay watershed that is closed by capping in place, to complete a survey of all drinking water wells within three miles of each of its ponds by October 1, 2020, and notify residents via mail of the survey.