2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 211 STATE HEALTH PROGRAMS 211.345 Programs for testing public and private water supplies and for educating public about proper siting and drilling of wells.
211.345 Programs for testing public and private water supplies and for educating public
about proper siting and drilling of wells.
The Department for Public Health in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish a <br>program for testing, upon request of the owner or user of the water supply, private water supplies <br>for bacterial and chemical contamination, and for educating the public about proper siting and <br>drilling of wells and treatment of wells and other private water supplies. The program shall <br>consist of the following elements: <br>(1) The development of policies, in conjunction with the Energy and Environment Cabinet, for
testing private water supplies and using relevant information in a groundwater database;
(2) The development of a data collection system, in conjunction with the Energy and
Environment Cabinet, which shall contain the results of water sample tests and information <br>on well location sufficient to locate the wells on an official map;
(3) The development of a private water supply user's manual to be made available to the
public; and
(4) The development of a technical assistance program for private water supply users.
Effective: July 15, 2010 <br>History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 309, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2005
Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 353, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, <br>sec. 296, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 108, sec. 2, effective July 15, <br>1986.
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