WATER/DRINKING WATER: Provides with respect to the testing of drinking water (OR +$258,500 GF EX See Note)

HB 354 requires public water systems in Louisiana to conduct additional chlorine strip tests on the same water samples collected for federal Lead and Copper Rule compliance. This applies to every sample taken under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's national drinking water regulations. Water systems must submit both the chlorine test results and the lead/copper test results to the Louisiana Department of Health's Office of Public Health. The bill directly affects public water systems responsible for testing drinking water in the state.