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<br />-- - - - ------~.__~.~~ ~~ U~_ ..........~_ ~~u_....."'-_u~b ., .....~'-'L L ""'-'~ <br /> <br />year-round residents of the area served by the system; <br />or <br />"(B) regularly serves at least 25 year-round <br />residents. <br />"(16) Noncommunity water system.--The term 'noncommunity <br />water system' means a public water system that is not a <br />community water system. I , . <br /> <br />(b) Public Water System.-- <br />(1) In general. --Section 1401 (4) (42 U.S.C. 300f (4)) is <br />amended as follows: <br />(A) In the first sentence, by striking "piped water <br />for human consumption" and inserting "water for human <br />consumption through pipes or other constructed <br />conveyances I , . <br />(B) By redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as <br />clauses (i) and (ii), respectively. <br />(C) By striking "(4) The" and inserting the <br />following, <br />"(4) Public water system.-- <br />"(A) In general.--The' '; and <br />(D) by adding at the end the following, <br />"(B) Connections.-- <br />"(i) In general.--For purposes of <br />subparagraph (A), a connection to a system that <br />delivers water by a constructed conveyance other <br />than a pipe shall not be considered a connection, <br />if-- <br />"(I) the water is used exclusively <br />for purposes other than residential uses <br />(consisting of drinking, bathing, and <br />cooking, or other similar uses) ; <br />"(II) the Administrator or the <br />State (in the case of a State exercising <br />primary enforcement responsibility for <br />public water systems) determines that <br />alternative water to achieve the <br />equivalent level of public health <br />protection provided by the applicable <br />national primary drinking water <br />regulation is provided for residential <br />or similar uses for drinking and <br />cooking; or <br /> <br />[[Page 110 STAT. 1617]] <br /> <br />"(III) the Administrator or the <br />State (in the case of a State exercising <br />primary enforcement responsibility for <br />public water systems) determines that <br />the water provided for residential or <br />similar uses for drinking, cooking, and <br />bathing is centrally treated or treated <br />at the point of entry by the provider, a <br />pass-through entity, or the user to <br />achieve the equivalent level of <br />protection provided by the applicable <br />national primary drinking water <br />regulations. <br />"(ii) Irrigation districts.--An irrigation <br /> <br />http://www.epa.gov/safewater/sdwaltext.html <br /> <br />.1 Q5""'..J V.1 OJ <br /> <br />12120/2001 <br />