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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 537
9-417.
(A) Each new community and nontransient noncommunity water supply
system that commences operation after October 1, 1999 shall demonstrate to the
Department that it has the technical, managerial, and financial capacity to operate
the proposed water system in accordance with the drinking water regulations in
effect, or likely to be in effect, on the date of the commencement of operations.
(B) EACH NONTRANSIENT NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM, INCLUDING
THOSE SYSTEMS THAT PRIMARILY PROVIDE BOTTLED WATER, SHALL:
(1) AT A FREQUENCY DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, BUT NOT
LESS THAN ONCE PER YEAR, TEST THE WATER PROVIDED BY THE SYSTEM FOR THE
PRESENCE OF METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER;
(2) REPORT THE FINDINGS TO THE DEPARTMENT; AND
(3) IF THE LEVEL OF METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER IN THE TESTING
SAMPLE MEETS OR EXCEEDS 20 PARTS PER BILLION, NOTIFY THE PERSONS
REGULARLY SERVED BY THE SYSTEM THAT THE SYSTEM HAS EXCEEDED THE STATE
ACTION LEVEL FOR METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER
(C) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
9-410.
(a) Each supplier of water shall give notice to the Department and the persons
served by the system whenever the system:
(1) Fails to comply with an applicable maximum contaminant level,
treatment technique requirement, or testing procedure prescribed by a drinking
water regulation or fails to perform required monitoring;
(2) Is subject to variance granted for an inability to meet a maximum
contaminant level;
(3) Is subject to an exemption;
(4) Fails to comply with the requirements set by a variance or
exemption; or
(5) Has concentration levels of an unregulated contaminant for which
the State may require notice due to the risk to public health.
(b) Each notice shall:
(1) State the nature and possible health effects that may result;
(2) Be provided to the persons served by the water system;
(3) Be issued in a timely manner by means of radio, television.
newspaper of general circulation, written notice, or other means acceptable to the
Department; and
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