Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§300j–15 Water conservation plan

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XII— - SAFETY OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Part Part E— - General Provisions › § 300j–15

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 2 years after August 6, 1996, the Administrator must publish in the Federal Register guidelines for water‑conservation plans for three sizes of public water systems, taking water availability and climate into account. Within 1 year after those guidelines are published, a State with primary enforcement responsibility may require a public water system to submit a plan that follows the guidelines when applying for a loan or grant from a State loan fund under section 300j–12.

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Title 42, §300j–15

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(a)Not later than 2 years after August 6, 1996, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register guidelines for water conservation plans for public water systems serving fewer than 3,300 persons, public water systems serving between 3,300 and 10,000 persons, and public water systems serving more than 10,000 persons, taking into consideration such factors as water availability and climate.

(b)Within 1 year after publication of the guidelines under subsection (a), a State exercising primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems may require a public water system, as a condition of receiving a loan or grant from a State loan fund under section 300j–12 of this title, to submit with its application for such loan or grant a water conservation plan consistent with such guidelines.

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42 U.S.C. § 300j–15

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73