HB 1295 (Campbell) Drinking water; maximum contaminant levels; water treatment systems; Rural Water Supply Program and Fund established.

Directs the State Board of Health to adopt regulations to utilize point-of-use or point-of-entry drinking water treatment or filtration to remove or significantly reduce concentrations of contaminants of concern that meet or exceed any maximum contaminant level or health advisory for the same contaminant adopted by the U.S. EPA. The bill also establishes the Rural Water Supply Program and Fund to allow VDH’s Office of Drinking Water to test and treat contaminated drinking water for individuals on private wells and small rural public water systems. https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1295

 

1/23/24 Referred to House Health and Human Services; Subc: Health

2/6/24 House Health and Human Services Subc recommends continuing to 2025 by voice vote