Relating to lead and copper testing in water supply systems serving child care facilities and schools, and making penalties applicable

The bill requires each water supply system, as defined in the bill, to collect samples annually from no fewer than percent of the child care facilities and no fewer than percent of the school district attendance centers that the water supply system serves. Such samples shall be tested for the presence of lead and copper. The bill requires the owner or operator of a water supply system to ensure that samples are collected from every child care facility and every school district attendance center that the water supply system serves during each five-year period. The bill requires a water supply system to provide the respective results to the child care facility or school district attendance center that was tested and include information on actions to reduce the presence of lead and copper in the drinking water and methods to communicate results to users. The bill requires each water supply system to submit an annual report to the department of public health, the department of natural resources, and the local boards of health having jurisdiction over a location that was tested during the reporting period. The report shall include test results from July of the preceding year through June of the reporting year. The bill requires each water supply system to compile a list of all child care facilities and school district attendance centers in the water supply system’s service area and make the list available on the system’s internet site. environmental protection agency on lead and copper reduction strategies. By operation of law, a person who knowingly violates the provisions of the bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855.