S1692: Preventing Contaminants of Emerging Concern from Discharging Into Wastewater Facilities and Waters of the State

Legislative Summary

Establishing the PFAS and 1,4-dioxane pretreatment initiative within the Department of Environmental Protection for a specified purpose; requiring the department to coordinate with wastewater facilities in implementing the pretreatment of contaminants of emerging concern; requiring that industrial users identified as probable sources of the specified contaminants be issued permits, orders, or similar measures to enforce specified pretreatment standards by a specified date; providing interim discharge limits for industrial users beginning on a specified date, etc.