New Jersey § 58:12a-15

§ 58:12a-15.

a. The owner or operator of each public community water system which has been determined

to contain a chemical or chemical compound identified pursuant to section 2 of this

amendatory and supplementary act 1 at a level exceeding the maximum contaminant level shall, within a year after receipt

of the test results, take any action required to bring the water into compliance with

the standard; provided, however, that the commissioner may require compliance as

promptly as necessary to abate an immediate public health threat, or extend the period

of compliance if new construction is required therefor; provided further, however,

that the extension shall be granted only upon a determination by the commissioner,

after a public hearing, that the extension will not pose an imminent threat to public

health. b. In the event that the owner or operator of a public water system fails to bring

the water supplied to consumers into compliance pursuant to subsection a. of this

section, the commissioner may enjoin the water purveyor from continuing to supply

water to the public, and establish, in conjunction with the local board of health

or county health department, or other appropriate agency, a program to bring the water

supply into compliance or provide an alternate potable water supply for the customers

of the system. 1

N.J.S.A. § 58:12A-13.