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Subcommittee adopts substitute for water‑works reporting bill after sponsor cites pump failures and mineral‑oil contamination
Summary
Senators moved a substitute for SB 1408, a measure to strengthen reporting requirements for public water systems after a senator described a prolonged local water outage tied to pump failures and mineral‑oil contamination. The substitute was adopted and the bill was reported out with unanimous support in the subcommittee.
Senate Bill 1408 (as amended by a substitute) was advanced by the subcommittee after sponsor Senator Reeves described a near‑two‑week water stoppage in his county tied to two failed pumps and mineral‑oil contamination. Senator Reeves said incomplete disclosure from the water authority hampered response and that the substitute aims to strengthen accountability and transparency in reporting critical water‑system failures.
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