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S. B. No. 96 As IntroducedAs Introduced
129th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2011-2012 |
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A BILL
To amend section 6109.04 of the Revised Code 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.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 6109.04 of the Revised Code be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 6109.04. (A) The director of environmental protection
shall administer and enforce this chapter and rules adopted under
it.
(B) The director shall adopt, amend, and rescind such rules
in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as may be
necessary or desirable to do both of the following:
(1) Govern public water systems in order to protect the
public health;
(2) Govern public water systems to protect the public
welfare, including rules governing contaminants in water that may
adversely affect the suitability of the water for its intended
uses or that may otherwise adversely affect the public health or
welfare.
(C) The director may do any or all of the following:
(1) Adopt, amend, and rescind such rules in accordance with
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as may be necessary or desirable
to do any or all of the following:
(a) Govern the granting of variances and exemptions from
rules adopted under this chapter, subject to requirements of the
Safe Drinking Water Act;
(b) Govern the certification of operators of public water
systems, including establishment of qualifications according to a
classification of public water systems and of provisions for
examination, grounds for revocation, reciprocity with other
states, renewal of certification, and other provisions necessary
or desirable for assurance of proper operation of water systems;
(c) Carry out the powers and duties of the director under
this chapter.
Rules adopted under this section pertaining to an annual
report that a community water system must deliver to its customers
shall require the report to include information concerning the
amount of water that is lost by the system during the transmission
of water between the source waters utilized by the system to the
consumers serviced by the system.
(2) Provide a program for the general supervision of
operation and maintenance of public water systems;
(3) Maintain an inventory of public water systems;
(4) Adopt and implement a program for conducting sanitary
surveys of public water systems;
(5) Establish and maintain a system of record keeping and
reporting of activities of the environmental protection agency
under this chapter;
(6) Establish and maintain a program for the certification of
laboratories conducting analyses of drinking water;
(7) Issue, modify, and revoke orders as necessary to carry
out the director's powers and duties under this chapter and
primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems under
the "Safe Drinking Water Act." Orders issued under this chapter
are subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(D) Before adopting, amending, or rescinding a rule
authorized by this chapter, the director shall do all of the
following:
(1) Mail notice to each statewide organization that the
director determines represents persons who would be affected by
the proposed rule, amendment, or rescission at least thirty-five
days before any public hearing thereon;
(2) Mail a copy of each proposed rule, amendment, or
rescission to any person who requests a copy, within five days
after receipt of the request;
(3) Consult with appropriate state and local government
agencies or their representatives, including statewide
organizations of local government officials, industrial
representatives, and other interested persons.
Although the director is expected to discharge these duties
diligently, failure to mail any such notice or copy or to consult
with any person does not invalidate any proceeding or action of
the director.
Section 2. That existing section 6109.04 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed.
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