Owners of sewage treatment works; land application, marketing, or distributing of sewage sludge.
It became law on Apr 13.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Apr 13
What it does
Owners of sewage treatment works; land application, marketing, or distribution of sewage sludge; perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; testing requirements. Directs any owner of a sewage treatment works land applying, marketing, or distributing sewage sludge in the Commonwealth, beginning January 1, 2027, to collect representative samples of the sewage sludge intended to be land applied, marketed, or distributed and have such samples analyzed by an accredited laboratory for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The bill mandates certain outcomes for the land application of such sewage sludge depending on the concentration of PFAS in such sewage sludge. The bill…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Law (Done)
Where it goes next
Law in Virginia. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.
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