65-171o. Public water supply systems; suppliers to provide notice, when; form of notice. The secretary of health and environment may require a supplier of water to give notice to the persons served by the public water supply system and to the secretary of health and environment whenever the public water supply system:

(a) Is not in compliance with an applicable maximum contaminant level or treatment technique requirement of, or a testing procedure prescribed by, a primary drinking water standard adopted under K.S.A. 65-171m, and amendments thereto; or

(b) fails to perform monitoring, testing, analyzing or sampling as required; or

(c) is subject to a variance or exception; or

(d) is not in compliance with the requirements prescribed by a variance or exemption; or

(e) is subject to potential lead contamination from either or both of the following: (1) The lead content in the construction materials of the public water distribution system; (2) corrosivity of the water supply sufficient to cause leaching of lead.

The secretary of health and environment shall by rule and regulation prescribe the form and manner for giving such notice.

History: L. 1977, ch. 212, § 7; L. 1979, ch. 190, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 248, § 1; April 21.