New Hampshire § 485-40 - Section 485:40 Emergency Planning.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 485-40 — Section 485:40 Emergency Planning., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 485-40. Section 485:40 Emergency Planning.
The department shall develop plans, with the advice and assistance of the division of homeland security and emergency management, and of the public water systems of the state, for emergency conditions and situations that may endanger the public health or welfare by contamination of drinking water. Such plans may include potential sources of contaminants and situations or conditions that could place them in the sources of public drinking water, techniques and methods to be used by public water systems to reduce or eliminate the dangers to public health caused thereby, methods and times for analysis or testing during such emergency conditions or situations, alternate sources of water available to public water systems, and methods of supplying drinking water to consumers if a public water system cannot supply such water.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Hampshire § 485-40
What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 485-40 cover?
Section 485-40 ("Section 485:40 Emergency Planning.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. 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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