Sec.16-11-94. Sanitation standards

(1) Any utility furnishing water service for human consumption or domestic use shall conform to all requirements of the state department of health for construction and operation of its water system as pertains to sanitation and potability of the water.

(2) Each utility shall have representative samples of the water supplied by it tested and analyzed by the state or local departments of health or by a competent chemist and bacteriologist, at intervals sufficient to insure a safe water supply.

(3) If the above-prescribed tests show that the water furnished by the utility is contaminated or otherwise unsafe for human consumption, the utility shall forward a report of such test to the commission or other state agency having correctional jurisdiction without delay, and shall take immediate steps to correct the condition. Reports of corrective action shall then be forwarded to the commission.

(Effective October 18, 1966)