Bureau of Engineering Services

Rulemaking Timeline & Reports

Rules

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 Notice of Intent - Publication Date  Public Hearing Date  Summary Report Issued Date  Final Rule - Publication Date

 Rule Effective Date

Community Water System Accountability Rule

[LAC 51:XII]

January 20, 2022

February 28, 2022*

March 7, 2022

April 20, 2022 April 20, 2022

New Significant Deficiencies

[LAC 51:XII]

April 20, 2018 

May 29, 2018

June 5, 2018

July 20, 2018 August 1, 2018

New PWS Design Standards 

[LAC 51:XII]

 November 20, 2017

December 27, 2017

January 9, 2018

February 20, 2018 August 1, 2018

Ground Water Rule and Revised Total Coliform Rule

[LAC 51:XII]

October 20, 2016 November 28, 2016 December 9, 2016 January 20, 2017 January 20, 2017

Cross Connection Control / Backflow Protection

[LAC 51:XII]

April 20, 2016 May 25, 2016

June 7, 2016

July 20, 2016 July 20, 2016

Minimum Disinfection Rule

[LAC 51:XII]

December 20, 2015 January 25, 2016 February 8, 2016 March 20, 2016 March 20, 2016

 

*Announcement of Upcoming Public Hearing – Community Water System Accountability Rule [LAC 51:XII]

LDH-OPH will conduct a public hearing at 1 pm on Monday, February 28, 2022, in Room 118 of the Bienville Building, 628 North 4th Street, Baton Rouge, LA. Parking is available to the public in the 7-story Galvez Parking Garage which is located between N. 6th and N. 5th Streets / North and Main Streets (cater-corner and across the street from the Bienville Building). Validated parking for the Galvez Garage may be available to public hearing attendees when the parking ticket is presented to the Bienville Building’s front security desk. All interested persons are invited to attend and present data, views, comments, or arguments, orally or in writing.

Additionally, all interested persons are invited to submit written comments no later than Monday, February 28, 2022 at COB, 4:30 p.m., and should be addressed to Amanda Ames, Chief Engineer, Engineering Services Section, Office of Public Health, P.O. Box 4489, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4489, or faxed to (225) 342-7303.  If comments are to be shipped or hand-delivered, please deliver to the Bienville Building, 628 N. 4th Street - Room 125, Baton Rouge, LA  70802.