Guam § 48130 - Reporting of Nitrate Testing Results.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 48130 — Reporting of Nitrate Testing Results., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 48130. Reporting of Nitrate Testing Results.
(a) All tests of drinking water sources (ground water and surface water) for nitrates shall be posted on
the Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) and the Guam Environmental Protection Agency (GEPA) website
and shall be maintained for a period of not less than ten (10) years. The test shall include, but not be limited
to, tests performed by any agency of the government of Guam including, but not limited to, GWA and
GEPA and the Water Environmental Research Institute (WERI). The report posted shall include the date
of test, the location of the water source (well or river) and the quantity of nitrates in the tests sample
expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/L).
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(b) In the event that any test sample reveals nitrate levels that exceed five milligrams per liter (5 mg/L),
GWA shall advise customers that are supplied water from the affected source with notices, included with
their billings, of the dangers of excess nitrate ingestion and that nitrate levels may be reduced or eliminated
by home filtration systems including, but not limited to, ion exchange units, reverse osmosis filters, or
distillation units.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Guam § 48130
What does Guam Code Annotated § 48130 cover?
Section 48130 ("Reporting of Nitrate Testing Results.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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