HB1250: Duty to notify water utility of spill.

Legislative Summary

Duty to notify water utility of spill. Requires the environmental rules board to amend the administrative rules concerning spill reporting to require the party responsible for a spill or release of a substance into a body of water to give timely notice of the spill or release to the operator of a water utility or water treatment plant if there is a substantial risk that the spill or release: (1) will cause a threat to human health or the environment; or (2) will: (A) impair the operation of; or (B) adversely affect the quality of the water produced by; the water utility or water treatment plant.