Plain English Breakdown
The official source material did not provide specific details about potential financial impacts on water systems from the new regulations.
Regulation Changes for Water Softening Systems
This law changes how water softening systems affect whether a building is considered a public water system and requires monitoring and reporting of certain water quality parameters.
What This Bill Does
- Changes the definition of what counts as a public water system when only water softening devices are installed.
- Requires facilities that become public water systems due to water softening devices to monitor water hardness, alkalinity, pH levels every quarter, and sodium annually.
- Necessitates these facilities report their monitoring results to TDEC within 15 days after each reporting period ends.
Who It Names or Affects
- Facilities that install water softening devices and meet the definition of a public water system under Tennessee law.
- The Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) which receives monitoring reports.
Terms To Know
- Consecutive System
- A public water system that gets some or all of its finished water from another public water system, either directly or through other consecutive systems.
- Point-of-Entry Treatment Device
- A device installed at the entry point to a building for treating drinking water before it is distributed throughout the building.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law may affect federal funding if Tennessee's regulations are seen as not meeting federal standards.
- It does not specify what happens if the requirement is not met by facilities.