As Amended
SEC. 41-26-13. Notices of non-compliance, failure to perform monitoring, variances, and exemptions.
Whenever a public water supply system: (a) is not in compliance with the Mississippi Primary Drinking Water Regulations; (b) fails to perform monitoring required by regulations adopted by the agency; (c) is subject to a variance granted for an inability to meet a maximum contaminant level requirement; (d) is subject to an exemption; or (e) fails to comply with the requirements prescribed by a variance or exemption, the system shall, as soon as practicable, notify the county or district health department, the agency and the administrator, and shall give public notification. Such notification shall be given not less than once every three (3) months, shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area which is served by each such water system, as determined by the director, shall be furnished to the other communications media serving such area, and shall be furnished to the communications media as soon as practicable after the discovery of the violation with respect to which the notice is required. If the water bills of a public water system are issued more often than once every three (3) months, such notice shall be included in at least one (1) water bill of the system every three (3) months, and if a public water system issues its water bills less often than once every three (3) months, such notice shall be included in each of the water bills issued by the system.
SOURCES: Laws, 1976, ch. 452, Sec. 7, eff from and after passage (approved May 20, 1976).
1997 Amendment:
SECTION 13. Section 41-26-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
41-26-13. (1) A public water * * * system shall, as soon as practicable, notify the county or district health department, the board and the administrator if one (1) of the following conditions exist: (a) the system is not in compliance with the Mississippi Primary Drinking Water Regulations; (b) the system fails to perform monitoring required by regulations adopted by the board; (c) the system is subject to a variance granted for an inability to meet a maximum contaminant level requirement; (d) the system is subject to an exemption; or (e) the system fails to comply with the requirements prescribed by a variance or exemption. * * *
(2) In addition, the system shall provide public notice. The notice shall be published at least once every three (3) months * * * in a newspaper of general circulation in the area which is served by the water system, as determined by the director. The notice shall not be placed in the legal section of the newspaper. The notice shall be furnished to the other communications media serving the area * * * as soon as practicable after the discovery of any condition for which the notice is required. If the water bills of a public water system are issued more often than once every three (3) months, the notice shall be included in at least one (1) water bill of the system every three (3) months, and if a public water system issues its water bills less often than once every three (3) months, the notice shall be included in each * * * water bill issued by the system.
SOURCE: 1997 Laws, Chapter 389, Sec. 13, SB2494, Effective July 1, 1997.