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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-4A-01" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="4A" subtitle_name="Private Well Safety Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Maximum contaminant level” means a standard that is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the Department for drinking water quality; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The legal threshold limit on the amount of a substance that is allowed in a public water system under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Private well” means a private or domestic water supply well that is a source of potable water.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Water quality testing” means water quality sampling, testing, and analysis:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Conducted by a State–approved water sampler and a State–approved laboratory for a private well; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Of which the minimum sampling criteria include bacteria, nitrate, and turbidity.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Water quality testing” includes water quality sampling of any contaminant of concern, as determined by the Department.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
