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2023 SESSION

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SB 1013 Waterworks; contaminants, PFAS chemicals, notification to customers.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Waterworks; contaminants; notification to customers. Requires a waterworks owner that receives a finished water test result from a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-approved method for drinking water for any PFAS chemical subject to a PFAS advisory and such result that exceeds the notification concentration, as defined in the bill, to (i) report such result to the Department of Health, (ii) provide public notice in the required consumer confidence report provided to the waterworks owner's customers and by posting on the waterworks owner's website, and (iii) provide such additional public notice as the Department may require on a case-by-case basis under applicable regulations.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Waterworks; contaminants; PFAS chemicals; notification to customers. Requires a waterworks owner to notify customers when a water quality analysis reveals that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS chemicals), as defined in the bill, are present in the water supply or when a contaminant in the water supply exceeds maximum contaminant levels established in state or federal regulations, whichever is more stringent. Such notification shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the affected area and mailed to all customers. Such published and mailed notifications shall include information regarding the water quality analysis, the contaminant or contaminants, potential adverse health impacts, actions to reduce the level of the contaminant or contaminants, and public contact information for the waterworks.