RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A bill seeking to help eliminate contaminants in residents’ water, as well as provide water testing and treatment for individuals on private wells and small public water systems, was presented to the State Water Commission.
On Monday, June 24 , the State Water Commission met to discuss a bill that would set regulations on drinking water treatment and establish a fund to test and treat contaminated water for those using private wells and small rural public water systems.
House bill 1295 , introduced by Republican Delegate Ellen Campbell, seeks to direct the State Board of Health to adopt regulations to use point-of-use or point-of-entry drinking water treatment or filtration to remove or significantly reduce contaminants in drinking water.
“This is important not only for my district in Shenandoah Valley, but for the entire Commonwealth,” Campbell said in a statement read during the Commission’s meeting. “I believe that wherever we look, we will find contaminates in our water systems, which is a major issue that needs to be rectified.”