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Albany County holds public hearing on proposed local law to expand county notification for elevated drinking‑water findings
Summary
At a May 1 public hearing, county health and executive staff described edits to proposed Local Law B‑2025 that would require the Department of Health to notify adjacent municipalities and select officials when elevated contaminant or algal toxin levels are discovered in county testing.
Albany County held a public hearing on proposed Local Law B‑2025 on May 1 that would amend the county code to require the Albany County Department of Health to notify local officials when elevated contaminant or algal toxin levels are found in drinking‑water testing.
Presenters said the draft law was revised after consultation with the county executive's office and environmental health staff to narrow the department's responsibilities to what it can operationally perform. "We did remove language regarding testing of soil,…
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