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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 75
BY SENATORS MORRELL, BUFFI NGTON AND PEACOCK
PUBLIC HEALTH. Provides relative to the minimum disinfectant residual levels of free
or total chlorine throughout public and private water systems. (8/1/14)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 40:4.15, relative to public water systems; to provide with respect to certain2
disinfectant levels; to provide for exemptions; to provide for an annual report; and3
to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 40:4.15 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง4.15. Minimum disinfectant residual level of free or total chlorine throughout7
public water systems; rules and regulations; reporting8
A. The Department of Health and Hospitals, office of public health, shall9
promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act10
that require a public water system to maintain a minimum disinfectant level of11
at least 0.1 parts per million of free or total chlorine in the water being delivered12
to the distribution system, in finished water storage tanks, and in all points of13
the distribution. This Section shall apply to any water system that provides14
water for residential consumption and use.15
B. The department shall review such rules and regulations as necessary16
and shall submit an annual report as to the state of public water systems across17 SB NO. 75
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Louisiana to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the House1
Committee on Health and Welfare no later than February first of each year.2
C. An industrial user or consumer that owns, operates, and maintains a3
water system dedicated to the exclusive use of its operations shall be exempt4
from any requirement to maintain a minimum disinfectant level of free or total5
chlorine in its water system.6
The original instrument was prepared by Christopher D. Adams. The
following digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative
instrument, was prepared by Linda Nugent.
DIGEST
Morrell (SB 75)
Proposed law provides the Department of Health and Hospitals, office of public health, shall
promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that require
a public or private water system to maintain a minimum disinfectant level of at least 0.1
parts per million of free or total chlorine in the water being delivered to the distribution
system, in finished water storage tanks, and in all points of the distribution. Exempts any
industrial user with its own system that is dedicated exclusively to its operations.
Proposed law provides the department shall submit an annual report to the legislative health
and welfare committees, no later than February 1
st
of each year.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 40:4.15)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to
the original bill
1. Provides a minimum disinfectant level of at least 0.1 parts per million of free
or total chlorine in the water being delivered to the distribution system, in
finished water storage tanks, and in all points of the distribution.
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Exempts any industrial user with its own system that is dedicated exclusively
to its operations.
2. Makes proposed law applicable to any water system providing water for
residential consumption and use.