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H.B. 72

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SAFE DRINKING WATER DISCLOSURE ACT

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Roger E. Barrus

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Senate Sponsor: Jerry W. Stevenson

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill requires that a public water system that fluoridates public water supplies meet
             10      certain requirements, requires a local health department to order temporary removal of
             11      fluoride from public water supplies under certain circumstances, and allows a local
             12      health department to order temporary removal of fluoride from public water supplies
             13      under certain circumstances.
             14      Highlighted Provisions:
             15          This bill:
             16          .    defines terms;
             17          .    requires that a public water system that fluoridates public water supplies under order
             18      of a local health department meet certain requirements;
             19          .    requires that a public water system:
             20              .    review and maintain certain records relating to the fluoride the public water
             21      system uses to fluoridate public water supplies under order of a local health
             22      department; and
             23              .    provide copies of the records upon request of a member of the public;
             24          .    requires a local health department to:
             25              .    review and maintain certain records relating to fluoride used to fluoridate public
             26      water supplies; and
             27              .    order a public water system to temporarily remove fluoride from public water


             28      supplies under certain circumstances and give public notice of the removal;
             29          .    allows a local health department to order a public water system to temporarily
             30      remove fluoride from public water supplies under certain circumstances and give
             31      public notice of the removal;
             32          .    requires the Division of Drinking Water to review and maintain certain records; and
             33          .    makes technical changes.
             34      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             35          None
             36      Other Special Clauses:
             37          None
             38      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             39      AMENDS:
             40          19-4-111, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 371
             41          19-4-111.1, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 16
             42          19-4-111.2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 371
             43     
             44      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             45          Section 1. Section 19-4-111 is amended to read:
             46           19-4-111. Fluoride added to or removed from water -- Election or shareholder
             47      vote required.
             48          (1) As used in this section:
             49          (a) "Corporate public water system" means a public water system that is owned by a
             50      corporation engaged in distributing water only to its shareholders.
             51          (b) "Corporation" is as defined in Section 16-4-102 .
             52          [(c) "Fluorine" includes a derivative or compound of fluorine.]
             53          (c) "Fluoride" means a chemical compound that contains the fluoride ion and is used to
             54      fluoridate drinking water, including:
             55          (i) fluorosilicic acid;
             56          (ii) sodium fluorosilicate; or
             57          (iii) sodium fluoride.
             58          (d) "Fluoride supplier" means a person who:


             59          (i) manufactures, distributes, or packages or repackages fluoride;
             60          (ii) is NSF/ANSI Standard 60 certified;
             61          (iii) has evidence of the person's NSF/ANSI Standard 60 certification displayed on the
             62      website of a certification body accredited by the International Accreditation Forum, including:
             63          (A) NSF;
             64          (B) the Underwriter Laboratory; or
             65          (C) the Water Quality Association; and
             66          (iv) provides fluoride in compliance with applicable NSF/ANSI Standard 60
             67      certification requirements.
             68          [(d)] (e) "Removal" means ceasing to add [fluorine] fluoride to a public water supply,
             69      the addition having been previously approved by the voters of a political subdivision.
             70          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (7) or Subsection 19-4-104 (1)(a)(i), public
             71      water supplies, whether state, county, municipal, or district, may not have [fluorine] fluoride
             72      added to or removed from the water supply without the approval of a majority of voters in an
             73      election in the area affected.
             74          (b) An election shall be held:
             75          (i) upon the filing of an initiative petition requesting the action in accordance with state
             76      law governing initiative petitions;
             77          (ii) in the case of a municipal, local district, special service district, or county water
             78      system that is functionally separate from any other water system, upon the passage of a
             79      resolution by the legislative body or local district or special service district board representing
             80      the affected voters, submitting the question to the affected voters at a municipal general
             81      election; or
             82          (iii) in a county of the first or second class, upon the passage of a resolution by the
             83      county legislative body to place an opinion question relating to all public water systems within
             84      the county, except as provided in Subsection (3), on the ballot at a general election.
             85          (3) If a majority of voters on an opinion question under Subsection (2)(b)(iii) approve
             86      the addition of [fluorine] fluoride to or the removal of [fluorine] fluoride from the public water
             87      supplies within the county, the local health departments shall require the addition of [fluorine]
             88      fluoride to or the removal of [fluorine] fluoride from all public water supplies within that
             89      county other than those systems:


             90          (a) that are functionally separate from any other public water systems in that county;
             91      and
             92          (b) where a majority of the voters served by the public water system voted against the
             93      addition or removal of [fluorine] fluoride on the opinion question under Subsection (2)(b)(iii).
             94          (4) Nothing contained in this section prohibits the addition of chlorine or other water
             95      purifying agents.
             96          (5) Any political subdivision that, prior to November 2, 1976, decided to and was
             97      adding [fluorine] fluoride to the drinking water is considered to have complied with Subsection
             98      (2).
             99          (6) In an election held pursuant to Subsection (2)(b)(i), (ii), or (iii), where a majority of
             100      the voters approve the addition [to or removal of fluorine] of fluoride to or the removal of
             101      fluoride from the public water supplies, no election to consider adding fluoride to or removing
             102      [fluorine] fluoride from [or adding fluorine to] the public water supplies shall be held for a
             103      period of four years from the date of approval by the majority of voters beginning with
             104      elections held in November 2000.
             105          (7) (a) A supplier may not add [fluorine] fluoride to or remove [fluorine] fluoride from
             106      a corporate public water system unless the majority of the votes cast by the shareholders of the
             107      corporate public water system authorize the supplier to add or remove the [fluorine] fluoride.
             108          (b) If a corporate public water system's shareholders do not vote to add [fluorine]
             109      fluoride under Subsection (7)(a), the supplier shall annually provide notice to a person who
             110      receives water from the corporate public water system of the average amount of [fluorine]
             111      fluoride in the water.
             112          (c) A vote of the corporate public water system's shareholders under Subsection (7)(a)
             113      does not require a supplier of another public water system, including a public water system that
             114      provides water to the corporate public water system, to add [fluorine] fluoride to or remove
             115      [fluorine] fluoride from the public water system.
             116          (8) If a local health department requires a public water system to add fluoride to public
             117      drinking water supplies under Subsection (3), the public water system shall fluoridate the
             118      public drinking water supplies with fluoride manufactured, distributed, packaged, and, if
             119      applicable, repackaged by a fluoride supplier who has provided copies of the original, dated
             120      documents used to obtain and maintain NSF/ANSI Standard 60 certification to:


             121          (a) the local health department that oversees the public water system; and
             122          (b) the division.
             123          (9) A public water system described in Subsection (8) shall obtain, for each quantity of
             124      fluoride acquired to fluoridate public drinking water supplies, a batch-specific certificate of
             125      analysis that represents the complete composition of the formulation of the undiluted raw
             126      fluoride substance, in percent or parts by weight, for each chemical and contaminant in the
             127      batch.
             128          (10) A local health department shall:
             129          (a) order the temporary removal of fluoride from a public water system within the
             130      boundaries of the local health department if the public water system:
             131          (i) violates Subsection (8) or (9); or
             132          (ii) is unable to fluoridate public drinking water supplies in accordance with
             133      Subsections (8) and (9); and
             134          (b) review and maintain the certification documents submitted to the local health
             135      department under Subsection (8).
             136          (11) A public water system described in Subsection (8) shall:
             137          (a) review and maintain certificates of analysis obtained under Subsection (9); and
             138          (b) upon request of a member of the public, provide a copy of a certificate of analysis
             139      obtained under Subsection (9) to the member of the public.
             140          (12) A local health department may order the temporary removal of fluoride from a
             141      public water system within the boundaries of the local health department if the public water
             142      system violates a provision of Subsection (11).
             143          (13) If a local health department orders the removal of fluoride from a public water
             144      system under Subsection (10)(a) or (12), the local health department shall:
             145          (a) issue a public notice regarding the temporary removal of fluoride from the public
             146      water system; and
             147          (b) when the public water system demonstrates its ability to fluoridate in accordance
             148      with Subsections (8), (9), and (11), revoke the removal requirement.
             149          (14) The division shall review and maintain the certification documents submitted to
             150      the division under Subsection (8).
             151          Section 2. Section 19-4-111.1 is amended to read:


             152           19-4-111.1. Provision of fluoridated water -- Request of resident.
             153          A public water system in a county of the first or second class whose entire water
             154      inventory is fluoridated may supply water to a residence or business in a municipality that is
             155      located in two counties, one that has approved fluoridation and one that has not approved
             156      fluoridation in accordance with [Subsection] Section 19-4-111 [(1)] if:
             157          (1) the owner requests that the public water system supply water to the residence or
             158      business;
             159          (2) no reasonable alternative water supply exists; and
             160          (3) the owner's request can be fulfilled without affecting other residences or businesses
             161      in the municipality or county that has not approved fluoridation.
             162          Section 3. Section 19-4-111.2 is amended to read:
             163           19-4-111.2. Provision of fluoridated water -- Emergency circumstances.
             164          (1) A public water system that is simultaneously supplying water to a municipality or
             165      county that approved fluoridation in accordance with Section 19-4-111 and a municipality or
             166      county that has not approved fluoridation may provide water from its fluoridated inventory to a
             167      municipality or county that has not approved fluoridation if:
             168          (a) as a result of a short-term emergency, the only water available is from the public
             169      water system's fluoridated inventory;
             170          (b) the public water system ceases providing fluoridated water to the municipality or
             171      county that has not approved fluoridation in accordance with [Subsection] Section
             172      19-4-111 [(2)] in a time consistent with repair times following best industrial practice; and
             173          (c) where feasible, provide prompt notice to the affected area.
             174          (2) (a) A resident of an affected area that does not wish to receive fluoridated water
             175      during an emergency may contact the public water system to have delivery of fluoridated water
             176      to their residence or business terminated.
             177          (b) The resident shall determine when to resume delivery of water and shall contact the
             178      public water system to have delivery of water resumed.





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