PART I. DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS
§340E-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:
"Administrator" means the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
"Contaminant" means any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter in water.
"Department" means the department of health.
"Director" means the director of health or the director's authorized agent.
"Federal Act" means the Safe Drinking Water Act, Public Law 93-523, as amended by the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986, Public Law 99-339, and the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996, Public Law 104-182. This Act is also known as Title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. §§300f et seq.).
"Federal agency" means any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States.
"Injection" means the subsurface emplacement of any material, liquid, semi-solid, or solid, or any admixture thereof, which may add a contaminant to underground waters.
"National primary drinking water regulations" means primary drinking water regulations promulgated by the administrator pursuant to the Federal Act.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, county, city and county, state, or federal agency.
"Primary drinking water regulation" means a regulation or rule which:
"Public water system" means a system which provides water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances if the system has at least fifteen service connections or regularly serves at least twenty-five individuals. Such term includes:
"Secondary drinking water regulation" means a regulation or rule which applies to public water systems and which specifies the maximum contaminant levels which, in the judgment of the director, are requisite to protect the public welfare.
"Supplier of water" means any person who owns or operates a public water system. [L 1976, c 84, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 165, pt of §1; am L 1997, c 218, §§4, 10]