HLS 21RS-437 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 98
BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. BLANC
WATER/DRINKING WATER: Exempts the water system of the City of Patterson from
certain requirements relative to system operators
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1281.9(B) and (C), relative to surface water systems; to
3 exempt the water system of the City of Patterson from certain requirements relative
4 to water system operators; and to provide for related matters.
5 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
6 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
7 Louisiana.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 40:1281.9(B) and (C) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
10follows:
11 ยง1281.9. Certified operator required; exceptions
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13 B. Surface Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, surface water
14 systems shall have a certified operator present at all times while the treatment facility
15 is in operation.
16 C.(1) The requirements of Subsection B of this Section shall not apply to
17 systems which serve less than ten thousand persons and which utilize automated
18 operation systems which monitor system operation, record all required readings,
19 notify the operator in the event of a system upset or failure, and allow the operator
20 to remotely control or shut down the system.
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HB NO. 98
1 (2) The requirements of Subsection B of this Section shall not apply to the
2 water system of the City of Patterson.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 98 Original 2021 Regular Session St. Blanc
Abstract: Exempts the water system of the City of Patterson from certain requirements
relative to water system operators.
Present law requires, with limited exceptions, that surface water systems shall have a
certified operator present at all times while the treatment facility is in operation.
Proposed law exempts the water system of the City of Patterson from this requirement.
Otherwise, retains present law.
(Amends R.S. 40:1281.9(B) and (C))
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