ASSEMBLY, No. 2160

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED JUNE 17, 1996

By Assemblyman STEELE

An Act concerning the testing of drinking water and supplementing P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et seq.).

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. Any supplier of water required to test the water supplied from a public water system pursuant to federal or State law shall annually notify each of the customers that receive water from the supplier of the results of the required water testing. The document reporting the results of the tests shall also include a list of contaminants found in the water and acceptable levels of these contaminants.

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill requires any supplier of water in the State required by federal or State law to test the water supplied from public water systems to annually notify each of the customers supplied with water of the results of the required testing and provide the customers with a list of contaminants found in water and acceptable levels of these contaminants. The term "supplier of water" is defined in the "Safe Drinking Water Act," P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et seq.), as a person who owns or operates a public water system. A public water system is defined under the law as a system for the provision of piped water for human consumption with at least 15 service connections or regularly serving at least 25 individuals.

    Similar legislation requiring notification of water test results has been introduced in Congress. 

Requires suppliers of water to notify customers of required water test results annually.