Title 10 — Health and Safety

A lease-back shall provide that payment of obligations thereunder may be secured by a pledge of and lien upon all or any portion of the revenue of the system, subject to any parity lien created pursuant to Article 8 of this Chapter. Any such pledge and lien shall be valid and bin…

The government of Guam is fully committed to ensuring that the Department has the ability to implement the capital improvements authorized to be leased by this legislation in order to meet the needs of Guam ratepayers for reliable and affordable services. The government also is f…

Facility. The lease-back may require that the contractor be responsible for all costs, expenses and fees of any kind or nature, associated with the improvements, on-site infrastructure, construction, permits and financing associated with the completion of a solid waste facility, …

I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan is hereby authorized to enter into such contracts or agreements, on behalf of the Department, with such banks, insurance companies or other financial institutions as it determines are necessary or desirable to improve the security and marketability …

Neither I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guåhan, the Director, any employee of the Department, any employee of the government nor any elected official of the government shall be individually or personally liable for the payment of any amounts due under any lease or lease-back, or for any …

The Department may promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to Guam law necessary to implement the provisions of this Article. COL 2025-12-23

This Article shall be liberally construed to carry out the objects and purposes and the declared policy of the government of Guam as in this Article set forth. Nothing contained in this Article shall be construed directly or by implication to be in any way in derogation or limita…

If any provision of this Article or its application to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid or contrary to law, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Article which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, …

This Chapter shall be known as the Water and Waste Water Operator’s Mandatory Certification Act. SOURCE: GC § 57230.

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the territory of Guam, in order to conserve and protect our water resources and to prevent pollution of waters of the Territory, to classify all public and private potable water supply systems and public and private waste water fac…

(a) Person means any individual, partnership, firm, association, joint venture, public or private corporation, trust, estate, commission, board, public or private institution, utility, cooperative, municipality or any other political subdivision of this Territory, any interstate …

The Administrator, as per the standards and guidelines approved by the Board of Certification shall classify all potable water systems used or intended for use by the public or private individuals and all waste water facilities whether public or private. The classification shall …

The Administrator, as per the standards and guidelines approved by the Board of Certification shall issue certification entitling qualified persons to supervise the operation of potable water supply systems and waste water facilities. SOURCE: GC § 57234.

The Board of Certification shall develop minimum standards and guidelines for classification of potable water supply systems and waste water facilities and for certification of operators, facilitate reciprocity between certification programs, supervise the Administrator in the ad…

COL120106 The Administrator is authorized when taking action pursuant to §§ 52104, 52105 and 52109 of this Act to consider generally applicable criteria and guidelines developed by the Association of Boards of Certification for Operating Personnel in Water and Waste Water Utiliti…

All potable water supply systems and waste water facilities whether publicly or privately owned, used or intended for use by the public or pri- vate persons, must at all times be under the direct supervision of an operator whose competency is certified to by the Administrator in …

The Administrator, with the approval of the Board of Certification, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the administration of this Act, and which shall include at least the following provisions: (a) The basis for classification of potable water sup…

COL120106 On or after two (2) years following the effective date of this Act, it shall be unlawful: (a) For any potable water supply system or waste water facility to be operated unless the operator is duly certified under the provisions of this Act; (b) For any person to perform…

Any person who violates or is about to violate any provision of this Act, or any rule, regulation, criterion, procedure or certificate issued hereun- der may, in a legal action commenced by the Administrator, with the approval of the Board of Certification: (a) be enjoined from c…

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this Section, any person who knowingly and willfully violates § 52110 of this Act shall upon convic- tion be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) per day of violation or imprisonment for not more than six (6…

To carry out the provisions and purposes of this Act, the Administrator is authorized and empowered to: COL120106 (a) Perform any and all acts and adopt, revise, promulgate and rescind such rules and regulations as he may find necessary or appropriate, with the consent of the Boa…

(a) On or after the effective date of this Act, certification of operators by any State which, as determined by the Administrator, accepts certification made or certification requirement, deemed satisfied pursuant to the provisions of this Act, shall be accorded reciprocal treatm…

The provisions of this Act are intended to supersede existing laws of this Territory insofar as they relate to the matters included in this Act. SOURCE: GC § 57244.

The provisions of this Act are severable. If any provisions of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not effect other provisions or applications of this Act which can be given effect without regard to the invalid p…

On the effective date of this Act, all employees engaged in the operation of public and private water and waste water facilities shall be certified by the Administrator to perform the level of plant operations, as established by this Act, that they are performing on such effectiv…

This Chapter shall be known as the Guam Safe Drinking Water Act.

As used in this Chapter: (a) Act means the Guam Safe Drinking Water Act. (b) Aquifer means a formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated permeable material capable of yielding significant quantities of usable potable water supply to w…

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of Guam and the purpose of this Chapter to protect public water supplies from contamination and to require the provision of safe drinking water for public consumption in order to protect human health and safety to the greatest degree …

(a) Guam EPA shall promulgate and enforce primary and secondary drinking water regulations to protect health using technology, treatment techniques, and other means which are generally available. (b) Primary and secondary drinking water regulations promulgated pursuant to this Ch…

Guam EPA shall promulgate regulations governing the design, construction, and substantial alteration of a public water system. Plans and specifications for the construction or substantial alteration of a public water system shall be submitted to the Guam EPA Administrator for app…

(a) The Guam EPA Administrator or authorized representative may enter and inspect a public water system, and may take water samples, whether or not the Guam EPA Administrator has evidence that the system is in violation of applicable rules and regulations. (b) The Guam EPA Admini…

The Guam EPA may promulgate separate regulations for monitoring and other requirements specifically for bottled water companies.

The Guam EPA may promulgate separate regulations for monitoring and other requirements specifically for water vending machines.

Guam EPA may promulgate regulations pertaining to requirements for the bulk transport and delivery of water for human consumption.

The Guam EPA may promulgate separate regulations for monitoring and other requirements specifically for rainwater catchment systems. For the purpose of this Chapter, a rainwater catchment system is classified as a surface water system unless it meets requirements as may be specif…

(a) Guam EPA shall develop potable water sanitary survey criteria to evaluate the adequacy of the water system, its sources and operations, and the distribution of safe drinking water. (b) Guam EPA may establish criteria for the certification of qualified third party surveyors to…

Solder, and Flux. (a) In General. (1) Prohibitions. (A) In general. No person may use any pipe, any pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, any solder, or any flux that is not lead-free in the installation or repair of: (i) any public water system; or (ii) any plumbing in a resident…

(a) Guam EPA, upon identifying a contaminant in a public water system that may present an unacceptable health risk to the public, may establish interim action levels for contaminants for which maximum contamination levels have not been established by the USEPA. Guam EPA may utili…

The Guam EPA Administrator may require disinfection as a treatment technique for ground water systems.

(a) No laboratory shall perform the test and analyses required by the Guam EPA Administrator pursuant to this Chapter for any public water system without first obtaining a certificate issued by the Guam EPA Administrator that such laboratory is competent and equipped to conduct s…

Each owner or operator of a public water system must give notice to the Guam EPA Administrator and any persons served by the water system in a form and manner prescribed by regulation by Guam EPA for: (a) all violations of any applicable standard, treatment technique, or testing …

Every community water system shall provide consumer confidence reports in a form and manner as prescribed in regulations by Guam EPA.

The following acts are prohibited: (a) failure by a supplier of water to comply with the requirements of § 53116, or dissemination by any supplier of water of false or misleading information with respect to notices required pursuant to § 53116 or with respect to remedial actions …

(a) Guam EPA may promulgate regulations for the operation of public water systems, including, but not limited to, the prevention of tampering and ensuring the safety of water provided to users of public water systems. (b) Guam EPA may promulgate regulations requiring public water…

The Administrator may enforce this Chapter in either administrative or judicial proceedings. (a) Administrative. If the Guam EPA Administrator determines that any person is violating any provision of this Chapter, or any rule or regulation promulgated under this Chapter, the Guam…

Guam EPA shall develop a plan for the provision of safe drinking water under emergency circumstances. When the Guam EPA Administrator determines that emergency circumstances exist in Guam with respect to a need for safe drinking water, necessary action may be taken with the concu…

Guam EPA may, upon learning that a contaminant is present in or is likely to enter a public water system and may present a potential imminent and substantial danger to the public, take actions necessary to protect the health of the public. The actions which Guam EPA may take incl…

Guam EPA is herein authorized to: (a) perform any and all acts necessary to carry out the purposes and requirements of this Chapter; (b) administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter and all rules, regulations and orders promulgated thereunder; (c) enter into agreements, …

(a) There is established a non-lapsing, revolving fund to be known as the Safe Drinking Water Fund (Fund), which shall be maintained separate and apart from other funds of the government of Guam, shall be kept in a separate bank account, and shall not be subject to I Maga'håga’s …

The provisions of this Chapter are severable. If any provision or application of this Chapter is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. ----------