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RSA 485:43 · Notification of Noncompliance; Water Quality

Title: L: WATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION
Chapter: 485 · NEW HAMPSHIRE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
Status: current
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485:43 Notification of Noncompliance; Water Quality. –

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A public water system shall, upon granting of a variance or exemption or upon determination of its noncompliance with any primary drinking water standard or any rule adopted under this chapter or with any other requirement of this chapter notify the department of such noncompliance within 48 hours and shall notify its users of such noncompliance in accordance with rules adopted by the department under RSA 485:3.

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Each community public water system shall annually notify each of its users of the results of water quality tests required by RSA 485:41. Such notification shall be in the form prescribed by rule adopted by the commissioner, pursuant to RSA 541-A, under RSA 485:3, VII. Such notification shall include, but not be limited to, a listing of contaminants identified under rules adopted pursuant to RSA 485:3, I, and the results of testing for various bacteriological agents. Where multiple tests have been conducted, a summary or average level of contaminants or biological agents may be provided. Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, 110, eff. July 1, 1996. Laboratory Accreditation

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Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, 110, eff. July 1, 1996. Laboratory Accreditation

Source history

1989, 339:1
1996, 228:106, 110, eff. July 1, 1996. Laboratory Accreditation

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