Amendment #5 to H5007

Private Well Clean Up

Mr. Sena of Acton moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"SECTION XXXX. Section 2 of chapter 151 of the acts of 1996, as amended by line item 1231-1020 of section 72 of chapter 204 of the acts of 1996 and further amended by section 54 of chapter 365 the acts of 1996, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "called" the following words:, and to assist homeowners with treatment systems to ensure that drinking water from private wells meets primary standards for recommended concentration limits of contaminants as specified by public drinking water standards issued by the department of environmental protection;

provided further, the department of environmental protection shall determine the requirements for loan guarantees and interest subsidies for an eligible project;

provided further, the department of environmental protection department may subcontract the administration of this program to public authorities and other public instrumentalities of the commonwealth;

provided further, the board of health of a city or town in which a proposed project shall be undertaken or the department of environmental protection department shall determine if a homeowner’s proposed project is an eligible private well remediation project as specified by public drinking water standards issued by the department of environmental protection;

provided further, for purposes of this program, an eligible project shall mean a project to construct a treatment system for a private well that a city’s or town’s board of health or the department of environmental protection department determines is out of compliance with public drinking water standards issued by the department of environmental protection or a septic system that a city’s or town’s board of health determines is out of compliance with Title V;".

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #5 to H5007

Private Well Clean Up