Legionella

National

• Legionnaires' Disease

New York State

• Legionellosis Related Information
• Emergency Legionella Regulations Applying to Cooling Towers (Effective September 16, 2015) (PDF)
  • Registration and reports must be submitted electronically through the New York State (NYS) Register a Cooling Tower and Submit Reports website
  • The State Department of Health is providing free Legionella testing kits until the beginning of October 2015. Cooling tower owners may obtain a test kit by emailing the NYS Department of Health or by calling the department’s Legionella Call Center at 888-769-7243

For more information on testing and remediation, view the Wadsworth Lab Center website or call 888-769-7243.

Madison County

• September 4, 2015 Press Release Announcing Emergency Regulations for Cooling Towers (PDF)
  • The regulation applies to all owners of cooling towers, evaporative condensers or fluid coolers that are part of a recirculated water system incorporated into a building’s cooling, industrial process, refrigeration or energy production system. The new regulations are intended to protect the public’s health by preventing community outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease