Bill Text: OH SB245 | 2009-2010 | 128th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-30 - To Energy & Public Utilities [SB245 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2009-SB245-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

S. B. No. 245

Senator Stewart 

Cosponsor: Senator Goodman 

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A BILL

To amend section 6109.04 of the Revised Code to

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require a community water system's annual report

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to its customers to include information concerning

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the amount of water lost by the system during the

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transmission of water between the source waters

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utilized by the system to the consumers serviced

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by the system.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

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:

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(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;

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(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
the "Safe Drinking Water Act." Orders issued under this chapter	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