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SC H5095

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Sarita Edgerton

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Origin

House of Representatives

126th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services to conduct quarterly testing for urinary metabolites at wastewater treatment facility intakes and outflows

  • Targets specific pharmaceutical compounds: antimetabolites, prostaglandins and prostaglandin analogs, and antiprogestins in gluconate form

  • Mandates testing at all wastewater facilities within 10 miles of municipalities with 250,000+ population, plus at least 10 facilities each in three smaller population tiers (100,000-250,000; 25,000-100,000; under 25,000)

  • Requires the department to publish testing records online including sample collection dates, locations, test dates, and results in parts per trillion, along with public health relevance statements

  • Tests must be performed by accredited or certified environmental testing laboratories

Legislative Description

Testing of drinking water

Last Action

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

2/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs2/4/2026

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