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                         SENATE BILL 6261

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

 

By Senators Rasmussen and Fraser

 

Read first time 01/12/2000.  Referred to Committee on Environmental Quality & Water Resources.

Limiting chlorine in drinking water.


    AN ACT Relating to chlorine in drinking water; adding a new section to chapter 70.119A RCW; and providing an effective date.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 70.119A RCW to read as follows:

    By January 1, 2001, the department of health shall develop and report to the legislature recommendations for regulations to establish operating procedures for limiting the amount of chlorine added to drinking water and the length of time during which such amount remains in drinking water to the amount of chlorine and length of time necessary to achieve the level of disinfection required by law.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  This act takes effect July 1, 2000.

 


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