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AZ HB2706

AZ HB2706
Pollutants; drinking water standards


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Introduced
02/05/2024
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/15/2024

Introduced Session

Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

Bill Summary

An Act amending sections 49-104 and 49-223, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the environment.

AI Summary

This bill amends Arizona's environmental laws to require the director of the Department of Environmental Quality to establish drinking water aquifer water quality standards for certain pollutants, including perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), chromium-6, and 1,4 dioxane. The bill also requires the director to review standards adopted in other states and consider the latest scientific evidence when developing these standards, with the goal of protecting public health. The legislative intent is for these state-level standards to remain in effect only until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopts a final federal maximum contaminant level for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (25)

Last Action

House read second time (on 02/06/2024)

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