1. All community water systems shall be required to create a valve inspection program that includes:
- (1) Inspection of all valves every ten years;
- (2) Scheduled repair or replacement of broken valves; and
- (3) Within five years of August 28, 2020, identification of each shut-off valve location using a geographic information system or an alternative physical mapping system that accurately identifies the location of each valve.
2. All community water systems shall be required to create a hydrant inspection program that includes:
- (1) Scheduled testing of every hydrant in the community water system;
- (2) Scheduled repair or replacement of broken hydrants;
- (3) A plan to flush every hydrant and dead-end main;
- (4) Maintenance of records of inspections, tests, and flushings for six years; and
- (5) Within five years of August 28, 2020, identification of each hydrant location using a geographic information system or an alternative physical mapping system that accurately identifies the location of each hydrant.
- 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any state parks, cities with a population of more than thirty thousand inhabitants, a county with a charter form of government and with more than six hundred thousand but fewer than seven hundred thousand inhabitants, a county with a charter form of government and with more than nine hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, or a public service commission regulated utility with more than thirty thousand customers.
(L. 2020 H.B. 2120, A.L. 2024 H.B. 2062)