640.137. Source water of public water systems--duties of department--petition program authorized. - Missouri Statutes

Source water of public water systems--duties of department--petitionprogram authorized.

640.137. 1. The department may, upon availability of appropriatefunding, determine and specify the boundaries of the areas in the statefrom which one or more public water systems receive supplies of drinkingwater, using reasonably available hydrogeologic information and any otherinformation the department deems appropriate. The department shallidentify the origins of drinking water contaminants for which monitoring isrequired to determine the susceptibility of the public water system in thespecified area to such contaminants. The department may use, to the extentappropriate, information from existing programs to meet the requirements ofthis section including, but not limited to, vulnerability assessments,sanitary surveys, monitoring, wellhead protection, or assessment of surfaceor groundwater sources under other federal or state laws or rules. Thedepartment shall make the results of the source water assessments availableto the public.

2. The department may establish a source water protection petitionprogram under which the owner or operator of a community water system or apolitical subdivision of the state may request the department's assistancein the development of a voluntary, incentive-based partnership among thepersons likely to be affected by the recommendations of the partnership.

(L. 1998 H.B. 1161)

Effective 6-9-98