NY Pub Health L § 1151 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 11 - Public Water Supplies; Sewerage and Sewage Control Title 3 - Annual Water Supply Statement 1151 - Annual Water Supply Statement.

§  1151.  Annual  water supply statement. Each water works corporation   shall prepare and provide  an  annual  water  supply  statement  to  the   customers it serves. Such statement shall contain such information as is   required in this title as well as any additional information required by   the  commissioner.  Additionally,  the statement shall provide a section   which explains, in plain  language,  the  information  required  in  the   statement.  The  department  may  prepare or prescribe a format or model   upon which all such statements  shall  be  produced.  The  annual  water   supply  statement  shall  include,  but not be limited to, the following   items of information:1. A brief description on the source or sources of  the  water  supply   and  the  general  qualitative  and  quantitative condition of the water   source.2. The population served.3. For water works  corporations  that  calculate  water  use  of  all   customers with meters, an accounting of the total annual amount of water   withdrawn, delivered, and lost from the system.4.  The  analytical testing results for those constituents required to   be tested for under part five of the state sanitary code or as  required   by  appropriate  local health units, except for microbiological results,   for each source of water.Where more than one analysis per  year  is  conducted  on  a  specific   constituent, the water works corporation shall list the range of results   from highest to lowest during the reporting period. The applicable state   guideline, standard, or MCL for each constituent present shall be listed   and  any  instance where a state guideline, standard, or MCL is violated   shall be noted.For microbiological analyses as required by part  five  of  the  state   sanitary  code,  the water works corporation shall indicate any instance   where the water supply violated the MCL. The date or dates of violation,   the location where the violation occurred, and the response of the water   works corporation shall be listed.5. A brief description of  the  types  of  treatment  that  the  water   receives before entering the distribution system.6.  Any  water  sources restricted, removed from service, or otherwise   limited in their use and any actions taken to  secure  new  supplies  or   replace  lost  capacity.  For  the  purposes of this subdivision, "water   sources" shall include surface water sources, such as, but  not  limited   to,  lakes,  ponds, rivers, streams, reservoirs and impoundments and for   groundwater sources, supply wells. For the purposes of this subdivision,   "water sources"  shall  not  include  water  mains  or  other  types  of   conveyance infrastructure.7.  Information on water conservation measures customers can implement   such as, but not limited to, retrofitting  plumbing  fixtures,  altering   irrigation  timing, using irrigation sensors, leak detection, proper use   of water-conserving appliances, daily conscientious use  of  water,  and   the  estimated savings in water and energy or money from the use of such   measures.8.  A  description  of  the  risks   associated   with   exposure   to   cryptosporidium   parvum   or   giardia  lamblia  for  specific  at-risk   populations and the general public and measures that at-risk populations   can take to protect  themselves  according  to  recommendations  by  the   department   or   other  governmental  public  health  or  environmental   agencies. In addition,  for  water  works  corporations  that  test  for   cryptosporidium  parvum  or giardia lamblia, a summary of the following:   sampling sites; number of tests per year; testing  results  and  actions   taken in response to those results. 9.  General  information  regarding  lead pipes reasonably known to be   located within the water system, as that term is defined in  subdivision   twenty-six of section two of the public service law.The commissioner may add such additional requirements as he determines   to be appropriate.