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Concept hearing on water 'A–F' scorecard draws praise and warnings from utilities and municipal groups
Summary
House Bill 3,320 would require DNR to publish A–F grades for every community water system to improve transparency and give DNR tools to address failing systems. Sponsors and for-profit utilities argued the scorecard aids consumer understanding; municipal and small-system groups said a single-letter grade oversimplifies a technical area and risks customer confusion.
Representative David Castile presented House Bill 3,320 as a concept bill to require the Department of Natural Resources to issue an annual A–F grade for each community water system. The proposed grading would consider federal and state violations, fiscal sustainability, operations and maintenance, and infrastructure concerns; systems receiving a D or F would be designated "operationally unacceptable" and could trigger administrative interventions by DNR, while the bill states that a low grade alone would not be a basis to deny funding.
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