Bill > SF2935

This bill requires public water supplies and publicly owned treatment works (collectively called "water utilities") to submit an annual water access report to their appropriate regulatory agency (either the Department of Health or the Pollution Control Agency) by March 1st each year. The report must detail the utility's policies related to customer billing and service, including late payment procedures, termination policies, payment plan options, and financial assistance programs. The report must also include specific data about customer accounts, such as the total number of accounts, the number of accounts terminated or suspended for nonpayment (broken down by account type and month), and the reasons for termination. Additionally, the report must provide the utility's contact information for customer assistance, financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, and any explanations for missing required information. The regulatory agency is then required to post these water access reports on their public website, and any entity possessing the necessary information must provide it to the water utility upon request. The goal of this bill appears to be increasing transparency about water utility billing practices and service termination policies.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2935&ssn=0&y=2025