Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a)
Notification and Participation
1) No later
than 90 days before the beginning of a new program participation period, the
Agency will notify each community water supply of the new participation period
dates and the supply's options for participation in the Program during the
State's program participation period. This Agency notification will:
A) inform the community water supply of the
fee for Program participation that has been determined as provided in Subpart B
of this Part; and
B) define the
beginning and ending of the community water supply's program participation
period.
2) Within 45
days after issuance of notice under subsection (a)(1), each community water
supply must indicate its intention to participate in the Program during the
State's program participation period by notifying the Agency, using the
election form provided by the Agency.
3) Community water supplies that do not
submit an election form under subsection (a)(2) or (b)(1) must have their
drinking water analyses performed by a certified laboratory operated by an
entity other than the Agency.
b) Notification and Nonparticipation
1) Any community water supply electing to not
participate in the Program during the State's program participation period must
notify the Agency, using the election form provided by the Agency, within 45
days after issuance of the notice under subsection (a)(1).
2) Community water supplies that do not
submit an election form under subsection (a)(2) or (b)(1) must have their
drinking water analyses performed by a certified laboratory operated by an
entity other than the Agency.
c) No Program participation fee shall be due
from any community water supply that duly notifies the Agency of its
nonparticipation as required by subsection (b)(1).
d) If the community water supply declares its
nonparticipation in the Program, fails to pay the required fees, or does not
submit an election form under subsection (a)(2) or (b)(1), the Agency shall not
perform any laboratory testing for the supply during the Program participation
period unless the services are otherwise paid for.
e)
Community water supplies that
choose not to participate in the laboratory fee program, do not pay the
fees, or do not return the election form, shall have the duty
to analyze all drinking water samples as required by State or federal safe
drinking water regulations established after enactment of the federal Safe
Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986. (Section
17.7 of the Act).
