ASEPA/EQC announce the amendment of
“Safe Drinking Water” regulations
The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) and the Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) have amended the “Safe Drinking Water” regulations in Title 25 Chapter 4 of the American Samoa Administrative Code.
According to an earlier statement from the ASEPA, the main points of proposed changes to the laws involve:
- Bottled water standards for local, on-island bottlers;
- American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) water treatment operators certification programs;
- ASEPA Water Quality Laboratory fees;
- General grammatical and formatting changes.
The new rules go into effect June 1, 2008, and are available for review at the ASEPA office in Utulei.
The new “Safe Drinking Water” regulations include newly established fees for water testing performed by the ASEPA Water Quality Laboratory.
Listed below are the fees per sample:
Microbiology
- Total coliform / E. coli $ 38.00
- Enterococci $ 38.00
Chemistry
- Free residual chlorine $ 13.00
- Ozone $ 13.00
Questions, comments and concerns may be forwarded directly to ASEPA at 633-2304.
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