The Department for Public Health in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish a program for testing, upon request of the owner or user of the water supply, private water supplies for bacterial and chemical contamination, and for educating the public about proper siting and drilling of wells and treatment of wells and other private water supplies. The program shall consist of the following elements:
(1) The development of policies, in conjunction with the Energy and Environment Cabinet, for testing private water supplies and using relevant information in a groundwater database;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 211.345

  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
    that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) The development of a data collection system, in conjunction with the Energy and Environment Cabinet, which shall contain the results of water sample tests and information on well location sufficient to locate the wells on an official map;
(3) The development of a private water supply user’s manual to be made available to the public; and
(4) The development of a technical assistance program for private water supply users.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 309, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 353, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 296, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 108, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1986.