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NY S09525
Bill
Status
8/5/2022
Primary Sponsor
Rachel May
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AI Summary
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Requires all publicly owned treatment works licensed under environmental conservation law to annually disclose levels of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals) in their discharges through quantitative and qualitative monitoring.
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Mandates new SPDES permit applicants submit documentation on whether they know or have reason to believe PFAS will be discharged into state surface waters or groundwaters.
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Requires applicants to measure PFAS using approved methods under 40 CFR Part 136 and report quantitative data, or describe reasons for expected PFAS discharge if no approved method exists.
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Obligates persons discharging industrial waste to publicly owned treatment works to identify any PFAS known or suspected in that waste.
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Requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to make all reported PFAS testing data publicly available on its website, effective 180 days after enactment.
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
REFERRED TO RULES
8/5/2022