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NY A10689
Bill
Status
9/9/2022
Primary Sponsor
Carrie Woerner
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AI Summary
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Requires all publicly owned treatment works licensed under environmental conservation law to annually disclose PFAS levels in their discharge through quantitative and qualitative monitoring during permit periods and upon renewal.
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Mandates new SPDES permit applicants submit documentation identifying whether PFAS are or will be discharged into state surface waters or groundwaters, with quantitative data measured according to 40 CFR Part 136 standards.
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Requires persons discharging industrial waste to publicly owned treatment works to identify any PFAS known or suspected in their waste.
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Directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to make all reported PFAS testing data publicly available on its website.
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Takes effect 180 days after enactment, with rulemaking authorized immediately upon passage.
Legislative Description
Enacts the "PFAS surface water discharge disclosure act"; requires publicly owned treatment works and people who discharge industrial waste to such treatment works to disclose the measurement of per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals found in any discharge into the state waterways.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
9/16/2022