A1042

Requires owners or operators of public community water systems to perform certain tests for Legionella bacteria.

Introduced·1/13/26
Introduced Text

New Jersey A1042 mandates Legionella bacteria testing in public community water systems.

New Jersey A1042 requires owners or operators of public community water systems to conduct regular tests for Legionella bacteria. Owners or operators must test water from the system side of a random sample of 0.1 percent of the service lines in the service area of the public community water system at least once every three months. Additionally, they must test a random sample of one percent of the public community water system's facilities, such as storage tanks, treatment plants, pumps, and water mains, at least once every month.

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Where it stands

Current
Environment and Solid Waste Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

DDD
3
0
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Jan 13

Assembly

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee