Bill Title: To require a community water system's annual report to its customers to include information concerning the amount of water lost by the system during the transmission of water between the source waters utilized by the system to the consumers serviced by the system.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-30 - To Energy & Public Utilities
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As Introduced
| 128th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2009-2010 |
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Cosponsor:
Senator Goodman
A BILL
| To amend section 6109.04 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
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require a community water system's annual report | 2 |
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to its customers to include information concerning | 3 |
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the amount of water lost by the system during the | 4 |
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transmission of water between the source waters | 5 |
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utilized by the system to the consumers serviced | 6 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
| Section 1. That section 6109.04 of the Revised Code be | 8 |
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amended to read as follows: | 9 |
| Sec. 6109.04. (A) The director of environmental protection | 10 |
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shall administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted under | 11 |
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it. | 12 |
| (B) The director shall adopt, amend, and rescind such rules | 13 |
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in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as may be | 14 |
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necessary or desirable to do both of the following: | 15 |
| (1) Govern public water systems in order to protect the | 16 |
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public health; | 17 |
| (2) Govern public water systems to protect the public | 18 |
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welfare, including rules governing contaminants in water that may | 19 |
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adversely affect the suitability of the water for its intended | 20 |
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uses or that may otherwise adversely affect the public health or | 21 |
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welfare. | 22 |
| (C) The director may do any or all of the following: | 23 |
| (1) Adopt, amend, and rescind such rules in accordance with | 24 |
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Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as may be necessary or desirable | 25 |
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to do any or all of the following: | 26 |
| (a) Govern the granting of variances and exemptions from | 27 |
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rules adopted under this chapter, subject to requirements of the | 28 |
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Safe Drinking Water Act; | 29 |
| (b) Govern the certification of operators of public water | 30 |
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systems, including establishment of qualifications according to a | 31 |
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classification of public water systems and of provisions for | 32 |
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examination, grounds for revocation, reciprocity with other | 33 |
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states, renewal of certification, and other provisions necessary | 34 |
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or desirable for assurance of proper operation of water systems; | 35 |
| (c) Carry out the powers and duties of the director under | 36 |
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this chapter. | 37 |
| Rules adopted under this section pertaining to an annual | 38 |
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report that a community water system must deliver to its customers | 39 |
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shall require the report to include information concerning the | 40 |
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amount of water that is lost by the system during the transmission | 41 |
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of water between the source waters utilized by the system to the | 42 |
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consumers serviced by the system. | 43 |
| (2) Provide a program for the general supervision of | 44 |
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operation and maintenance of public water systems; | 45 |
| (3) Maintain an inventory of public water systems; | 46 |
| (4) Adopt and implement a program for conducting sanitary | 47 |
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surveys of public water systems; | 48 |
| (5) Establish and maintain a system of record keeping and | 49 |
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reporting of activities of the environmental protection agency | 50 |
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under this chapter; | 51 |
| (6) Establish and maintain a program for the certification of | 52 |
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laboratories conducting analyses of drinking water; | 53 |
| (7) Issue, modify, and revoke orders as necessary to carry | 54 |
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out the director's powers and duties under this chapter and | 55 |
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primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems under | 56 |
the "Safe Drinking Water Act." Orders issued under this chapter | 57 |
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are subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 58 |
| (D) Before adopting, amending, or rescinding a rule | 59 |
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authorized by this chapter, the director shall do all of the | 60 |
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following: | 61 |
| (1) Mail notice to each statewide organization that the | 62 |
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director determines represents persons who would be affected by | 63 |
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the proposed rule, amendment, or rescission at least thirty-five | 64 |
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days before any public hearing thereon; | 65 |
| (2) Mail a copy of each proposed rule, amendment, or | 66 |
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rescission to any person who requests a copy, within five days | 67 |
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after receipt of the request; | 68 |
| (3) Consult with appropriate state and local government | 69 |
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agencies or their representatives, including statewide | 70 |
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organizations of local government officials, industrial | 71 |
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representatives, and other interested persons. | 72 |
| Although the director is expected to discharge these duties | 73 |
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diligently, failure to mail any such notice or copy or to consult | 74 |
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with any person does not invalidate any proceeding or action of | 75 |
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the director. | 76 |
| Section 2. That existing section 6109.04 of the Revised Code | 77 |
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is hereby repealed. | 78 |
