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AZ SB1633

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2020

Primary Sponsor

Andrea Dalessandro

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • Removes requirement that Arizona environmental standards be no more stringent than corresponding federal law, allowing the state to adopt stricter standards.

  • Mandates the Director of Environmental Quality establish drinking water aquifer quality standards for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, perfluorooctanoic acid, chromium-6, 1,4 dioxane, and other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances detected in public water systems.

  • Requires the department to review standards adopted by other states and peer-reviewed science when developing new drinking water standards, with annual reviews of latest scientific evidence.

  • Requires standards be protective of public health including vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants and children.

  • Designates the act as the "Arizona Safe Drinking Water Act."

Legislative Description

Drinking water pollutants; standards

Water

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/6/2020

Full Bill Text

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