HB5609 - Relating to boil water notices issued by public drinking water supply systems.

  89R15989 ANG-D     By: Guillen H.B. No. 5609       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to boil water notices issued by public drinking water   supply systems.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 341, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 341.043 to read as follows:           Sec.   341.043.     BOIL WATER NOTICES. (a) The commission shall   require an operator of a public drinking water supply system to   issue a boil water notice not later than 12 hours after the public   drinking water supply system learns of:                 (1)     a violation by the system of rules adopted by the   commission under this subchapter that creates a significant   potential for human health to be seriously adversely affected; or                 (2)     a situation that creates a significant potential   for human health to be adversely affected by water from the system.           (b)     If the violation or situation has not been resolved 48   hours after the boil water notice was issued, the public drinking   water supply system shall reissue the boil water notice with a   statement describing the actions the public drinking water supply   system is taking to address the violation or situation.           (c)     A public drinking water supply system may issue a boil   water notice by any means of direct communication that meets the   requirements of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.   Section 300f et seq.).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.