110 STAT. 1616
PUBLIC LAW 104-182—AUG. 6, 1996
Federal Register,
(B) by adding at the end the following: "At any time
publication.
after promulgation of a regulation referred to in this paragraph, the Administrator may add equally effective quality
control and testing procedures by guidance published in
the Federal Register. Such procedures shall be treated
as an alternative for public water systems to the quality
control and testing procedures listed in the regulation.".
(2) In paragraph (13>—
(A) by striking "The" and inserting "(A) Except as
provided in subparagraph (B), the"; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
"(B) For purposes of section 1452, the term 'State' means
each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.".
(3) In paragraph (14), by adding at the end the following:
"For purposes of section 1452, the term includes any Native
village (as defined in section 3(c) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(c))).".
(4) By adding at the end the following:
"(15) COMMUMTY WATER SYSTEM.— The term 'community
water system' means a public water system that—
"(A) serves at least 15 service connections used by
year-round residents of the area served by the system;
or
"(B) regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
"(16) NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM.— The term 'noncommunity water system' means a public water system that
is not a community water system.".
(b) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. —
(1) IN GENERAL. —Section 1401(4) (42 U.S.C. 300f(4)) is
amended as follows:
(A) In the first sentence, by striking "piped water for
human consumption" and inserting "water for human
consumption through pipes or other constructed convey-
ances".
(B) By redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
clauses (i) and (ii), respectively.
(C) By striking "(4) The" and inserting the following:
"(4) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.—
"(A) IN GENERAL. —The"; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
" (B) CONNECTIONS.—
"(i) IN GENERAL.— For purposes of subparagraph
(A), a connection to a system that delivers water by
a constructed conveyance other than a pipe shall not
be considered a connection, if—
"(I) the water is used exclusively for purposes
other than residential uses (consisting of drinking,
bathing, and cooking, or other similar uses);
"(II) the Administrator or the State (in the
case of a State exercising primary enforcement
responsibility for public water systems) determines
that alternative water to achieve the equivalent
level of public health protection provided by the
applicable national primary drinking water regulation is provided for residential or similar uses for
drinking and cooking; or
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