State Board of Health: Adoption of primary and secondary standards of drinking water. The State Board of Health shall adopt by regulation:
1. Primary drinking water standards which prescribe the maximum permissible levels for contaminants in any public water system and provide for the monitoring and reporting of water quality. In establishing the standards the Board shall consider, among other things, the standards established pursuant to the Federal Act.
2. Secondary drinking water standards which reasonably insure that drinking water is aesthetically adequate.
Last modified: February 26, 2006