HB 5151 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CONNECTICUT'S SAFE DRINKING WATER.

General Assembly   RaisedSubstitute Bill No.

5151 February Session, 2018   LCO*_____HB05151PH____032718____* No.AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CONNECTICUT'S SAFE DRINKING WATER.

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  (PH)   AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CONNECTICUT'S SAFE DRINKING WATER.

(b) Each small community water companysystem shall prepare a fiscal and asset management plan for all of the capital assets that comprise eachsuch ofsystem. the water company's small community water systems.

The fiscal and asset management plan shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) a list of all capital assets of the small community water system, (2) the useful life of such capital assets, which shall be based on the current condition of such capital assets, (3) the maintenance and service history of such capital assets, (4) the manufacturer's recommendation regarding such capital assets, and (5) the small community water company'ssystem's plan for the reconditioning, refurbishment or replacement of such capital assets.

Such fiscal and asset management plan shall also provide information regarding whether the small community water companysystem has any unaccounted for water loss, the amount of such unaccounted for water loss, what is causing such unaccounted for water loss and the measures the small community water companysystem is taking to reduce such unaccounted for water loss.

Each small community water companysystem shall make the assessment of its hydropneumatic pressure tanks its initial priority in its preparation of the fiscal and asset management plan.

(c) Each small community water companysystem shall complete the fiscal and asset management plan for all of theits capital assets of each of its small community water systems not later than January 1, 2021,2021. except each water company shall complete, on a form prepared by the Department of Public Health, the fiscal and asset management plan assessment review of every hydropneumatic pressure tank at each of its small community water systems not later than May 1, 2019.

Following the completion of the initial fiscal and asset management plan, each small community water companysystem shall update such fiscal and asset management plan annually and make such fiscal and asset management plan available to the department upon request.

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(g) The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to carry out the provisions of this section.

(a) If, upon review, investigation or inspection, the Commissioner of Public Health determines that a water company has violated any provision of section 25-32, section 25-32d or any regulation adopted under section 25-32d, or any [regulation in the Public Health Code]Code relating] provision of thetitle general19 statutesor 25 or regulationsany ofregulation Connecticutpromulgated statepursuant agenciesto relatingsaid titles that relate to the purity and adequacy of water supplies or to the testing of water supplies or any report of such testing, the commissioner may impose a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars per violation per day upon such water company.

[The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54,] In establishing [a]a such schedule or schedules of the amounts, or the ranges of amounts, of civil penalties which may be imposed under this section, [.

Such notice shall include such schedule and the date on which the commissioner intends to hold a public hearing on such schedule.schedule and indicate that public comment on such schedule shall be provided to the commissioner not later than thirty days after the date of publication of such notice.

The commissioner shall take any public comments received under this subsection into consideration in establishing such schedule.

The commissioner shall publish a document responding to such comments on the department's Internet web site not less than one month prior to publishing such schedule.

2 October 1, 2018 25-32e(a) to (e) StatementPH ofJoint Purpose:Favorable Subst.

To implement the Department of Public Health's recommendations regarding Connecticut's safe drinking water.

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