OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-5484
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PRIVATE AND
SEMIPUBLIC WELL TESTING.
Primary Analyst: CP 4/6/22
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Public Health, Dept. GF - Cost 70,000 70,000
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost 28,500 28,500
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
Starting October 1, 2022, this bill requires property owners to test the
water quality of their private or semipublic wells: 1) when the well is
newly constructed (as under current regulation); and 2) before selling,
purchasing, exchanging, or transferring the property.
It is estimated that there are over 300,000 private residential wells in
Connecticut. Under this bill, it is anticipated that the Department of
Public Health (DPH) will annually receive laboratory testing results of
at least 10,000 private wells. To handle the processing and analyzing of
these water quality test results, DPH will need to hire one
Epidemiologist, at a salary of $70,000 to develop and maintain an
1
The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts
administered by the Comptroller. The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost
associated with most personnel changes is 40.53% of payroll in FY 23. 2022HB-05484-R000375-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
electronic database.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.