Revision: March 30, 2017, 3:19 p.m.
SB 240-FN-LOCAL - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/16/2017 0807s
2017 SESSION
17-0926
08/10
SENATE BILL 240-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to the monitoring and treatment of contaminated wells.
SPONSORS: Sen. Innis, Dist 24; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Rep. Messmer, Rock. 24; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Malloy, Rock. 23; Rep. H. Marsh, Rock. 22; Rep. Bean, Rock. 21
COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs
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This bill requires routine testing of wells if certain contaminants are found.
This bill also requires that if the source of the contaminants is identified, the responsible party shall either treat the water or provide an alternative source of drinkable water.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/16/2017 0807s 17-0926
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to the monitoring and treatment of contaminated wells.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Groundwater Protection Act; Contaminated Wells; Monitoring. Amend RSA 485-C by inserting after section 6-b the following new section:
485-C:6-c Contaminated Wells; Monitoring. Upon receiving information that a drinking water well that is not a source for a public water system exhibits the presence of a man-made contaminant, other than road salt, but the concentration does not exceed an existing ambient groundwater quality standard, the department shall determine whether the well should be monitored and whether it is possible to identify the source of the contaminant. If a responsible party is identified as the source of the contaminant and the department determines monitoring is warranted, the department shall require the responsible party to monitor the contamination at a frequency sufficient to provide advance warning of any exceedance of the standard. If the department determines that monitoring trends or other available information reasonably suggest that the concentration of the contaminant in the well is likely to exceed the ambient groundwater quality standard prior to the next scheduled monitoring date, the responsible party shall provide treatment or an alternative supply of drinking water that meets all applicable standards and is approved by the department.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
17-0926
Amended 3/27/17
SB 240-FN-LOCAL- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2017-0807s)
AN ACT (New Title) relative to the monitoring and treatment of contaminated wells.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill establishes procedures the Department of Environmental Services must follow when a contaminant is in a well at levels below the ambient groundwater quality standard for that contaminant. The Department of Environmental Services states this bill will have no impact on state expenditures or revenue.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Environmental Services