Section 116460 Of Article 5. Public Notification From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 12. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 5.
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. No person shall operate a public water system without an
emergency notification plan that has been submitted to and approved
by the department. The emergency notification plan shall provide for
immediate notice to the customers of the public water system of any
significant rise in the bacterial count of water or other failure to
comply with any primary drinking water standard that represents an
imminent danger to the health of the water users.
No permit, variance, or exemption may be issued or amended under
this chapter until an emergency notification plan has been approved
by the department.
The department shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions
of this section. The regulations may provide for the exclusion of
public water systems from the requirements of this section when, in
the judgment of the department, the exclusion will best serve the
public interest.