Law360, New York (May 14, 2014, 4:11 PM EDT) -- On March 8, 2014, the West Virginia Legislature passed Senate Bill 373, comprehensive legislation enacted primarily in response to the Jan. 9, 2014, leak of fluid containing 4- Methylcyclohexane Methanol (MCHM) from an aboveground storage tank into the Elk River, upstream from a public water supply intake located in Charleston, West Virginia. Among other things, the legislation creates a regulatory framework for certain aboveground storage tanks ("ASTs"), imposes new requirements on public water utilities, and directs the Bureau of Public Health ("BPH") to solicit the assistance of federal agencies for the purpose of conducting a study of the potential long-term health effects of the Jan. 9 release....