Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 4000.1103. Water supply testing for contiguous landowners

(a) Required water sampling.--Upon written request from persons owning land contiguous to a municipal waste landfill, the operator of such landfill shall have quarterly sampling and analysis conducted of private water supplies used by such persons for drinking water.  Such sampling and analysis shall be conducted by a laboratory certified pursuant to the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L. 206, No. 43),  1 known as the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act.  The laboratory shall be chosen by the landowners from a list of regional laboratories supplied by the department.  Sampling and analysis shall be at the expense of the landfill operator.  Upon request, the landfill operator shall provide copies of the analyses to persons operating resource recovery facilities that dispose of the residue from the facilities at the landfill.

(b) Extent of analysis.--Water supplies shall be analyzed for all parameters or chemical constituents determined by the department to be indicative of typical contamination from municipal waste landfills.  The laboratory performing such sampling and analysis shall provide written copies of sample results to the landowner and to the department.

(c) Additional sampling required.--If the analysis indicates possible contamination from a municipal waste landfill, the department may conduct, or require the landfill operator to have the laboratory conduct, additional sampling and analysis to determine more precisely the nature, extent and source of contamination.

(d) Written notice of rights.--On or before 60 days from the effective date of this act for permits issued under the Solid Waste Management Act prior to the effective date of this act, and at or before the time of permit issuance for permits issued under the Solid Waste Management Act after the effective date of this act, the operator of each municipal waste landfill shall provide contiguous landowners with written notice of their rights under this section on a form prepared by the department.