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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLY | |
SYSTEM PROTECTION | |
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Introduced By: Senators Calkin, Mendes, Anderson, Mack, Quezada, and Zurier | |
Date Introduced: January 25, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 46-15.3 of the General Laws entitled "Public Drinking Water Supply |
2 | System Protection" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 46-15.3-7.8. Water suppliers - Treatment and removal of PFAS. |
4 | (a) Every supplier of public water subject to the provisions of this chapter shall utilize and |
5 | install systems to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") from public drinking water |
6 | supplies. These systems shall include, but not be limited to, activated carbon treatment, ion |
7 | exchange resins, and high pressure membranes, such as nanofiltration or reverse osmosis. |
8 | (b) Every supplier of public water shall comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this |
9 | section by July 1, 2024 unless the deadline for compliance is extended by the water resources board |
10 | for good cause. |
11 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLY | |
SYSTEM PROTECTION | |
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1 | This act would require public drinking water suppliers to utilize technologies to remove |
2 | per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") from public drinking water supplies by July 1, 2024. |
3 | These systems would include, but not be limited to, activated carbon treatment, ion exchange resins, |
4 | and high pressure membranes, such as nanofiltration or reverse osmosis. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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