Bill > A5885

Introduced Session

This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection (department), no later than one year after the bill's effective date, to adopt a maximum contaminant level for hexavalent chromium (chromium-VI) of 10 parts per billion in drinking water beginning: (1) two years after the bill's effective date for public water systems with 10,000 of greater service connections; (2) three years after the bill's effective date for public water systems with 1,000 to 9,999 service connections; and (3) four years after the bill's effective date for public water systems with fewer than 1,000 service connections. The bill would also permit the department to adopt a more stringent standard for hexavalent chromium (chromium-VI) upon recommendation of the Drinking Water Quality Institute. The bill's provisions would not alter the maximum contaminant level for total chromium in drinking water, as adopted by the department pursuant to any federal or State law, rule, or regulation, except that hexavalent chromium (chromium-VI) would be prohibited from exceeding the maximum contaminant level of 10 parts per billion, as established under the bill.

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Alixon Collazos-Gill (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee (on 06/25/2025)

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