74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2187
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
Presession filed (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
Kulongoski for Department of Human Services)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to fees imposed for periodic sanitary surveys of
drinking water systems; amending ORS 448.150.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 448.150 is amended to read:
448.150. (1) The Department of Human Services shall:
(a) Conduct periodic sanitary surveys of drinking water systems
and sources, take water samples and inspect records to ensure
that the systems are not creating an unreasonable risk to health.
The department shall provide written reports of such examinations
to the local health administrators and water suppliers. { + The
department may impose a fee on water suppliers to recover the
costs of conducting the periodic sanitary surveys. + }
(b) Require regular water sampling by water suppliers to
determine compliance with water quality standards established by
the department. These samples shall be analyzed in a laboratory
approved by the department. The results of the laboratory
analysis of a sample shall be reported to the department by the
water supplier, unless direct laboratory reporting is authorized
by the water supplier. The laboratory performing the analysis
shall report the validated results of the analysis directly to
the department and to the water supplier if the analysis shows
that a sample contains contaminant levels in excess of any
maximum contaminant level specified in the water quality
standards.
(c) Investigate any water system that fails to meet the water
quality standards established by the department.
(d) Require every water supplier that provides drinking water
that is from a surface water source to conduct sanitary surveys
of the watershed as may be considered necessary by the department
for the protection of public health. The water supplier shall
make written reports of such sanitary surveys of watersheds
promptly to the department and to the local health department.
(e) Investigate reports of waterborne disease pursuant to its
authority under ORS 431.110 and take necessary actions as
provided for in ORS 446.310, 448.030, 448.115 to 448.285,
454.235, 454.255 and 455.680 to protect the public health and
safety.
(f) Notify the Department of Environmental Quality of a
potential ground water management area if, as a result of its
water sampling under paragraphs (a) to (e) of this subsection,
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the Department of Human Services detects the presence in ground
water of:
(A) Nitrate contaminants at levels greater than 70 percent of
the levels established pursuant to ORS 468B.165; or
(B) Any other contaminants at levels greater than 50 percent of
the levels established pursuant to ORS 468B.165.
(2) The notification required under subsection (1)(f) of this
section shall identify the substances detected in the ground
water and all ground water aquifers that may be affected.
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Passed by House March 19, 2007
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 24, 2007
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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