Requires owners of certain buildings to test drinking water for Legionella bacteria.

New Jersey S1071 mandates that owners of specific buildings, including acute care facilities, assisted living facilities, boarding houses, county correctional facilities, hospitals, multiple dwellings, nursing homes, units of public housing, rooming houses, and State correctional facilities, test their drinking water for Legionella bacteria annually. The testing must be conducted using best practices developed by the Department of Environmental Protection and by an accredited laboratory.

Requires owners of certain buildings to test drinking water for Legionella bacteria.

New Jersey S1071 mandates that owners of specific buildings, including acute care facilities, assisted living facilities, boarding houses, county correctional facilities, hospitals, multiple dwellings, nursing homes, units of public housing, rooming houses, and State correctional facilities, test their drinking water for Legionella bacteria annually. The testing must be conducted using best practices developed by the Department of Environmental Protection and by an accredited laboratory.