VirginiaWaterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence.
What it does
Department of Health; waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies; negligence. Requires owners of waterworks to report any operational anomaly that could affect water quality, public health, or service continuity to the Virginia Department of Health's Office of Drinking Water (the Office) within 24 hours of discovery. The bill requires any critical equipment failure, including a pump failure or any other malfunction that poses an immediate risk to public health or disrupts water service to be reported to the Office within six hours of discovery.
More detail
Under the bill, failure to comply with the reporting requirements constitutes negligence and failure to comply with the critical equipment failure reporting requirements constitutes gross negligence.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jan 30Incorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2749-LeVere Bolling) (Voice Vote)Latest
- Jan 28Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2749-LeVere Bolling (Voice Vote)
- Jan 24Assigned sub: HealthMinor
- Jan 17Impact statement from CLG (HB2407)
- Jan 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2407)
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100594DIntroduced