CT SB00834

Property owners must notify tenants and lessees within 24 hours when water testing shows contamination exceeding maximum levels listed in the Public Health Code or the state drinking water action level list established under section 22a-471

Local directors of health must take reasonable steps to verify that property owners forwarded the required contamination notices to tenants and lessees

Laboratories conducting water quality tests on private or semipublic wells must report results within 30 days to the local public health authority and Department of Public Health when tests are conducted in connection with a property sale

Property sellers must notify buyers that educational material on private well testing is available on the Department of Public Health website prior to sale, exchange, or rental of property with a residential well

Effective date: October 1, 2021