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