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HI SB738

Relating To Wastewater Management.


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Introduced
01/17/2025
In Committee
02/14/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Requires a wastewater treatment works to test sewage sludge and any other residual material for the presence of PFAS. Requires the Department of Health to adopt administrative rules for the safe disposal and sequestration of sewage sludge and other residual material that contain specific amounts of PFAS. Prohibits the issuance or renewal of permits if testing yields PFAS in sewage sludge or other residual material on land used for agronomic purposes, on land where drainage tiles have been installed, on land that drains into waters of the State, or land in a five hundred-year floodplain. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

AI Summary

This bill addresses wastewater management and the regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are synthetic chemicals found in many consumer and industrial products. The bill requires wastewater treatment facilities that apply sewage sludge to land to test their sludge and other residual materials for PFAS, which are defined as fluorinated substances with specific chemical characteristics. The Department of Health must develop administrative rules for the safe disposal and sequestration of sewage sludge containing PFAS. Importantly, the bill prohibits the issuance or renewal of permits for land application of sewage sludge or residual materials that test positive for PFAS in several sensitive environmental contexts, including agricultural lands, areas with drainage tiles, lands that drain into state waters, and lands within a 500-year floodplain. The bill provides a comprehensive approach to managing PFAS contamination in wastewater treatment processes, with an effective date set far in the future on December 31, 2050, which allows significant time for implementation and preparation by wastewater treatment facilities.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (on 02/14/2025)

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