SB 6692 - DIGEST

     Provides that, in order to protect public health from other additives in drinking water, the state board of health shall adopt by rule standards for any product, substance, or chemical that is added or proposed to be added to a public water system as defined in RCW 70.119A.020(4), for the purpose of treating or affecting the physical or mental functions of the body of any person, rather than to make the water safe or potable.

     Declares that it is unlawful for any person to add a product, substance, or chemical to a public water system for the purpose of treating or affecting the physical or mental functions of the body of any person, unless the standards for the product, substance, or chemical have been adopted by the state board of health.  A violation of this provision is a misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.