2013 Indiana Code TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE 1. UTILITIES GENERALLY CHAPTER 5.5. DRINKING WATER QUALITY TESTS
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IC 8-1-5.5
Chapter 5.5. Drinking Water Quality Tests
IC 8-1-5.5-1
Transfer of authority to supply piped drinking water to person
other than city or town; time of test; rules
Sec. 1. Within thirty (30) days before the date that the authority
to supply piped drinking water is transferred from a city or town to
a person other than a city or town, the state department of health
shall conduct a test to determine the quality of the drinking water
supplied by the city or town. The state department of health shall
adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the test that is required under
this section.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.105, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-1992,
SEC.79.
IC 8-1-5.5-2
Minimum quality of water
Sec. 2. After August 31, 1981, if the authority to supply piped
drinking water is transferred from a city or town to a person other
than a city or town, the piped drinking water must, at the time of
transfer, be at least equal in quality to the water tested under section
1 of this chapter which was supplied by the city or town. A person
shall comply with this section within ten (10) days of the date on
which it is found by the state department of health that the person
supplies drinking water that does not comply with this section.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.105, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-1992,
SEC.80.
IC 8-1-5.5-3
Maintenance of quality
Sec. 3. A person, other than a city or town, to whom the authority
to supply piped drinking water is transferred from a city or town,
shall maintain, to the extent practicable and reasonable, the quality
of water required at the time of transfer of such authority, under
section 2 of this chapter.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.105, SEC.1.
IC 8-1-5.5-4
Violations
Sec. 4. A person who supplies drinking water that does not
comply with section 2 of this chapter commits a Class B infraction
for each day he is in violation.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.105, SEC.1.
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