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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
Senate: NR 5-3-0-0 | Third Read 16-11-3-0-0House: NREW DPA 5-3-0-0 | Third Read 31-20-9-0-0 Final Read: 16-11-3-0-0 |
SB 1445: water quality; testing; on-site
Sponsor: Senator Rogers, LD 7
Vetoed by the Governor
Overview
Enables a city or town with a population between 1,000 and 10,000 persons to test bacteriological samples with testing equipment approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
History
ADEQ is designated as the state agency for all purposes of the federal Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act. ADEQ is authorized to take all actions necessary to administer and enforce these acts, including entering into contracts, grants and agreements, adopting, modifying or repealing rules and initiating administrative and judicial actions to secure for the state the benefits, rights and remedies of such acts (A.R.S. § 49-202).
The ADEQ's Water Quality Division preserves and bolsters the environment and public health through ensuring healthy drinking water if provided by public water systems. This is done via:
1) regulation of the treatment and discharge of wastewater;
2) controlling current and future sources of surface and groundwater pollution;
3) monitoring and assessing the quality of surface and groundwater; and
4) issuing permits to protect Arizona water from sources of pollution (ADEQ).
1. Allows a city or town with a population between 1,000 and 10,000 persons to test bacteriological samples on-site with testing equipment approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (Sec. 1, 2)
2. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 2)
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Initials CW/RS SB 1445
6/222026 Page 0 Vetoed by the Governor
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