SB 2311

AN ACT TO ENACT THE COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE SUSTAINABILITY ACT; TO ESTABLISH AN ACCOUNTABILITY PROCESS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE SUSTAINABILITY, PROMOTE THE PROTECTION OF MISSISSIPPI CITIZENS FROM POOR WATER QUALITY AND DEFICIENT DRINKING WATER SERVICE, AND CREATE A TRANSPARENT PROCESS THAT PRODUCES CLEAR STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS; TO DIRECT THE MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO CREATE AND ADMINISTER A STATEWIDE FRAMEWORK FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDES A LETTER GRADE SCHEDULE BASED ON CERTAIN CRITERIA; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT THE COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM LETTER GRADE SCHEDULE; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL REPORT ON ITS WEBSITE CONTAINING THE ASSESSMENT, SCORES AND LETTER GRADE FOR EACH COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, AND TO REQUIRE EACH COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO ITS CUSTOMERS OF THE BOARD'S PUBLISHED SCORE AND LETTER GRADE WITHIN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING PUBLICATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.