KRS 151.632: System capacity development strategy -- Assistance to existing systems in

plan development.

(1) Not later than August 6, 2000, the cabinet shall develop and begin implementing, a

strategy to assist public water systems in acquiring and maintaining tec hnical,

financial, and managerial system capacity.

(2) In preparing the system capacity development strategy, the cabinet shall solicit and

consider public comment on, and incorporate into the strategy as appropriate:

(a) The methods or criteria that the c abinet will use to identify and prioritize

public water systems most in need of improving technical, financial, and

managerial capacity;

(b) A description of the institutional, regulatory, financial, tax, or legal factors at

the federal, state, or local le vel that encourage or impair system capacity

development;

(c) A description of how the cabinet will use the authorities and resources of the

Safe Drinking Water Act as amended by PL 104-182, or other means, to assist

public water systems in complying with national primary drinking water

regulations, to encourage the development of partnerships between public

water systems to enhance the system capacity of public water systems, and to

assist public water systems in the training and certification of operators;

(d) A description of how the cabinet will establish a baseline against which to

measure improvements in system capacity with respect to national primary

drinking water regulations, this chapter, KRS 224.10 -110, and administrative

regulations promulgated thereunder; and

(e) An identification of the persons that have an interest in and are involved in the

development and implementation of the system capacity development

strategy, including all appropriate agencies of federal, state, and local

governments, p rivate and nonprofit public water systems, and public water

system customers.

(3) If the cabinet determines that an existing public water system does not have system

capacity, it may assist the public water system in submitting a system capacity

development plan as part of the long range water supply plan required by KRS

151.114. The plan shall contain timetables, goals, and funding sources necessary for

the public water system to achieve system capacity.