Bill > A09533

This bill enacts the "private well testing act" and authorizes the Department of Health to promulgate rules and regulations to establish standards for the testing of drinking water from privately owned wells. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Requiring the Department of Health to create regulations for the testing of drinking water from private wells, including reimbursing the costs of the testing and any necessary treatment. 2. Mandating that any contract for the sale of real property served by a private well include a provision requiring the testing of the water supply as a condition of sale. 3. Specifying the procedures for water sampling and the contaminants that must be tested. 4. Requiring laboratories to submit water test results to the Department of Health and providing for the public disclosure of test data. 5. Requiring landlords to regularly test private well water supplies and provide the test results to tenants. 6. Directing the Department of Health to establish a public education program on private well testing and water treatment. 7. Requiring the Department of Health to report to the Governor and Legislature on the implementation and benefits of the law within three years.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A9533