SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, each emergency response plan prepared in accordance with 310 CMR 22.04(13) shall be filed with the department of environmental protection, the department of public utilities, and the local municipality on an annual basis. Failure to file an emergency water management plan may be subject to penalties established by the department of environmental protection.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the department of environmental protection shall promulgate regulations within 90 days of the passage of this act to require statistical reports pursuant to 310 CMR 22.15(5) be filed quarterly with the department and the local municipality.
SECTION 3. The department of environmental protection, in consultation with the department of public utilities, shall require water companies to file with the commonwealth and the local municipality, annually, a consumer confidence report detailing any emergency events and all mitigation actions taken over the previous 12-month period.
SECTION 4. The department of environmental protection, in consultation with the department of public utilities, shall promulgate regulations to require water companies provide effected customers a rebate prorated for the duration of any water outage.
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