| Chapter 046 |
| 2024 -- H 7439 Enacted 06/04/2024 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PFAS IN DRINKING WATER, GROUNDWATER, AND SURFACE WATER |
Introduced By: Representative June Speakman |
| Date Introduced: February 02, 2024 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 46-32-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 46-32 entitled "PFAS in |
| Drinking Water, Groundwater, and Surface Waters" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 46-32-7. Investigation of potential sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances |
| contamination. |
| (a) On or before November 1, 2023, the director of the department of environmental |
| management shall publish a plan for public review and comment to complete a statewide |
| investigation of potential sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. |
| As part of this investigation, the director of the department of health shall conduct a pilot project at |
| public water systems by an applicable analytical method to evaluate total PFAS the maximum |
| number of PFAS detectable from standard laboratory methods. The director of the department of |
| environmental management shall initiate implementation of the plan not later than January 1, 2024. |
| (b) On or before June 1, 2024 2025, all public water systems in the state as defined in ยง 46- |
| 13-2, except transient, non-community water systems as defined by the department of health in 216 |
| R.I.C.R.-50-5-1 216 RICR 50-05-1 as may be amended, shall conduct monitoring of raw, untreated |
| drinking water for the maximum number of PFAS detectable from standard laboratory methods. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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