Directs DEQ to require quarterly monitoring for one year for PFAS substances for every industrial wastewater source that discharges pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works. The bill requires (i) any owner or operator of such industrial wastewater source to submit the results of such monitoring quarterly to the publicly owned treatment works and DEQ; (ii) if quarterly monitoring reveals PFAS in any amount, the owner or operator of such industrial wastewater source to continue to monitor for PFAS on a quarterly basis and submit the results of such monitoring to the POTW and DEQ; and (iii) any new industrial wastewater source that discharges pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works to monitor discharges from each outfall for PFAS and submit the results of such monitoring within 90 days of the commencement of such discharges to the publicly owned treatment works and DEQ. The bill allows DEQ to reduce the frequency of such required monitoring in clause (ii) if an industrial wastewater source has at least two consecutive quarters of test results with all analyzed PFAS below the method detection level. Requires any owner or operator of an industrial wastewater source that discharges pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works to submit the initial quarterly monitoring results for PFAS as required by the bill within 30 days of the effective date of the bill.
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB138
https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB138
SACNR
Subc: Water Usage
Reported from SACNR with substitute; re-referred to Finance and Approps (14-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Approps (15-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Passed House Block Vote (95‑Y 0‑N 0‑A)
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