65-171m. Public water supply systems; primary drinking water standards; rules and regulations, authority to adopt, scope; stringency of standards; requiring fluorides prohibited.
65-171m
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 regulationsfor the implementation of this act [*]. In addition to procedural rulesand regulations, the secretary may adopt rules and regulations providingfor but not limited to: (a) Primary drinking water standards applicableto all public water supply systems in the state. The primary drinking waterstandards may (1) identify contaminants which may have an adverse effecton the health of persons; (2) specify for each contaminant either a maximumcontaminant level that is acceptable in water for human consumption, ifit is economically and technologically feasible to ascertain the level ofsuch contaminant in water in public water supply systems; or the treatmenttechniques or methods which lead to a reduction of the level of the contaminantsufficient to protect the public health, if it is not economically ortechnologicallyfeasible to ascertain the level of the contaminant in the water in the publicwater supply system; and (b) establish the requirements for adequate monitoring,maintenance of records and submission of reports, sampling and analysisof water, citing criteria and review and inspections to insure compliancewith the contaminant levels or methods of treatment and to insure properoperation and maintenance of the public water supply system; and (c) thedefinition of different categories of public water supply systems such ascommunity water supply systems and noncommunity water supply systems andmay provide for varying requirements for monitoring, maintenance of recordsand reporting, sampling and analysis of water, citing criteria, and reviewand inspections based on numbers of persons served, source of supply whethersurface or groundwater or other conditions as the secretary may determineto be in the interest of public health and welfare and economic benefits.
The standards established under this section shall be at least as stringentas the national primary drinking water regulations adopted under publiclaw 93-523. No primary drinking water standard or rule and regulation mayrequire the addition of fluorides to public water supplies.
History: L. 1977, ch. 212, § 5; April 14.