SB 586 — Modifying requirements for public water systems

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION IntroducedEnrolled Senate Bill 586 BYSENATORSMARTIN ATAYLOR [Introduced[Passed JanuaryMarch 23,12, 2026;

referredin toeffect the90 Committeedays onfrom Energy,passage Industry,(June and10, Mining]2026)] IntrEnr SB 586 AAN BILLACT to amend and reenact §16-1-4 and §16-1-9a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the regulation of public water systems;

IntrEnr SB 586 (2) The sanitary condition of all institutions and schools, whether public or private, public conveyances, dairies, slaughterhouses, workshops, factories, labor camps, all other places open to the general public and inviting public patronage or public assembly, or tendering to the public any item for human consumption and places where trades or industries are conducted;

public notification by a public water system on being granted a variance or exemption, or upon failure to IntrEnr SB 586 comply with specific requirements of this section and rules promulgated under this section;

IntrEnr SB 586 (8) Fees for services provided by the Bureau for Public Health including, but not limited to, laboratory service fees, environmental health service fees, health facility fees, and permit fees;

(a) The commissioner secretary shall regulate public water systems as prescribed in this section.

(b) The commissioner secretary shall establish by legislative rule, in accordance with §29A-3-1 et seq.

IntrEnr SB 586 (2) Treatment techniques that reduce the contaminant or contaminants to a level which will not adversely affect the health of the consumer;

Provided, however, That a high-hazard system, which is defined as a hazard that is conducive to the introduction of waterborne disease IntrEnr SB 586 organisms, or harmful chemical, physical, or radioactive substances into a public water system, and that presents an unreasonable risk to health, shall be inspected annually;

and Secretary (8) Any other requirement the commissioner secretary finds necessary to effectuate the provisions of this article.

(c) The commissioner secretary, or his or her authorized representative or designee, may enter any part of a public water system, whether or not the system is in violation of a legal requirement, for the purpose of inspecting, sampling, or testing and shall be furnished records or information reasonably required for a complete inspection.

(d) The commissioner secretary, or his or her authorized representative or designee, may conduct an evaluation necessary to assure the public water system meets federal safe drinking water requirements.

(3) Civil penalties are payable to the commissioner secretary.

All moneys deposited into the fund shall be used by the commissioner secretary to provide technical assistance to public water systems.

(f) The commissioner secretary, or his or her authorized representative or designee, may also seek injunctive relief in the circuit court of the county in which all or part of the public water system is located for threatened or continuing violations.

IntrEnr SB 586 (g) By July 1, 2020, a public water system supplying water to the public within the state shall immediately, but in no instance later than six hours, report the occurrence and the lifting of each advisory to local departments of health and to local office of emergency management 911 answering point.

Enr SB 586 The Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Delegates hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.

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Clerk of the Senate ...............................................................

Clerk of the House of Delegates Originated in the Senate.

In effect 90 days from passage.

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President of the Senate ...............................................................

Speaker of the House of Delegates __________ The within is ................................................

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