HB 3189 - Requires PFA's (Forever Chemicals) Environmental Protections in Drinking Water - West Virginia Key Vote
Jim Justice, Jr. signed this Legislation.
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Timeline
- Executive Signed
- March 28, 2023
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- March 10, 2023
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 9, 2023
- House Bill Passed
- Feb. 24, 2023
- Introduced
- Jan. 31, 2023
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Title: Requires PFA's (Forever Chemicals) Environmental Protections in Drinking Water
Signed by Governor Jim Justice, Jr.
Title: Requires PFA's (Forever Chemicals) Environmental Protections in Drinking Water
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that requires PFA's (forever chemicals) environmental protections for state drinking water.
Highlights:
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Defines “PFAS” or “perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances” as non-polymeric substances that contain at least 2 fully fluorinated carbon atoms, excluding gasses and volatile liquids, among other substances, PFOA and PFOS (Article 11C).
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Requires the Department of Environmental Protection by July 1, 2024 identify and address sources of PFA's (forever chemicals) in each of the 34 state water systems and various environmental protections and monitor state drinking water (Article 11C).
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Requires monitoring use laboratory and sampling methods approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and monitor at the lowest detection level (Article 11C).
Title: Requires PFA's (Forever Chemicals) Environmental Protections in Drinking Water
Title: Requires PFA's (Forever Chemicals) Environmental Protections in Drinking Water
Title: Requires PFA's (Forever Chemicals) Environmental Protections in Drinking Water