Statute 65-171m: Public water supply systems; primary drinking water standards;
rules and regulations, authority to adopt, scope; stringency of standards;
requiring fluorides prohibited.
The secretary of health and environment shall adopt rules and regulations
for the implementation of this act [*]. In addition to procedural rules
and regulations, the secretary may adopt rules and regulations providing
for but not limited to: (a) Primary drinking water standards applicable
to all public water supply systems in the state. The primary drinking water
standards may (1) identify contaminants which may have an adverse effect
on the health of persons; (2) specify for each contaminant either a maximum
contaminant level that is acceptable in water for human consumption, if
it is economically and technologically feasible to ascertain the level of
such contaminant in water in public water supply systems; or the treatment
techniques or methods which lead to a reduction of the level of the contaminant
sufficient to protect the public health, if it is not economically or
technologically
feasible to ascertain the level of the contaminant in the water in the public
water supply system; and (b) establish the requirements for adequate monitoring,
maintenance of records and submission of reports, sampling and analysis
of water, citing criteria and review and inspections to insure compliance
with the contaminant levels or methods of treatment and to insure proper
operation and maintenance of the public water supply system; and (c) the
definition of different categories of public water supply systems such as
community water supply systems and noncommunity water supply systems and
may provide for varying requirements for monitoring, maintenance of records
and reporting, sampling and analysis of water, citing criteria, and review
and inspections based on numbers of persons served, source of supply whether
surface or groundwater or other conditions as the secretary may determine
to be in the interest of public health and welfare and economic benefits.
The standards established under this section shall be at least as stringent
as the national primary drinking water regulations adopted under public
law 93-523. No primary drinking water standard or rule and regulation may
require the addition of fluorides to public water supplies.
History: L. 1977, ch. 212, § 5; April 14.