Maine § 22 §2660-BB Bottled water testing, reporting and sale requirements

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §2660-BB — Bottled water testing, reporting and sale requirements

Maine § 22 §2660-BB

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 5FOODS AND DRUGS

Ch. 601WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §2660-BB (2026).

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A bottler shall comply with the provisions of this section.

1.Initial testing. A bottler shall conduct initial testing for the level of PFAS applicable to a community water system detectable using standard laboratory methods established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in effect at the time of sampling. A bottler shall conduct testing under this subsection for all regulated PFAS contaminants and additional PFAS included in the list of analytes in the standard laboratory methods established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency applicable to community water systems in effect at the time of sampling.

2.Subsequent monitoring. After completion of initial testing as required by subsection 1, a bottler shall conduct continued monitoring for the presence of re

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A bottler shall comply with the provisions of this section.
1.
Initial testing.
A bottler shall conduct initial testing for the level of PFAS applicable to a community water system detectable using standard laboratory methods established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in effect at the time of sampling. A bottler shall conduct testing under this subsection for all regulated PFAS contaminants and additional PFAS included in the list of analytes in the standard laboratory methods established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency applicable to community water systems in effect at the time of sampling.
2.
Subsequent monitoring.
After completion of initial testing as required by subsection 1, a bottler shall conduct continued monitoring for the presence of regulated PFAS contaminants in water bottled by the bottler according to this subsection.
3.
Reporting.
A bottler shall:
4.
Sale of bottled water.
A bottler may not sell bottled water in this State that contains a regulated PFAS contaminant in an amount that exceeds the standard applicable to a community water system, either under a standard set by this State or a federal standard, whichever requires a lower level of the contaminant.
5.
Enforcement.
The department may enforce the requirements of this section in the same manner as for a violation of subchapter 2. A bottler may appeal the acts or decisions of the department under this section in the same manner as described in subchapter 2‑A.
6.
Department website.
The department shall post the testing results received as required by subsection 2 on a publicly accessible website.
7.
Rules.
The department shall adopt rules to implement this section. Rules adopted under this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.