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AZ SB1391
Bill
Status
2/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Priya Sundareshan
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AI Summary
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Removes requirement that state environmental laws and rules be consistent with and not more stringent than corresponding federal law (repeals former Section 49-104(A)(16))
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Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to establish drinking water aquifer water quality standards for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), chromium-6, 1,4-dioxane, and other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
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Requires the department to review standards adopted by other states, peer-reviewed science, and government agency studies when developing the new drinking water standards, with annual reviews of latest scientific evidence
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Standards must be protective of public health including vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and children
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Expands the petition process for adopting numeric drinking water aquifer quality standards for new pollutants detected in Arizona's drinking water aquifers
Legislative Description
Drinking water standards; pollutants
Environment
Last Action
Senate read second time
2/4/2025