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Committee holds PFAS drinking‑water rule docket after DEQ presentation; sampling will be new and will cost systems for analysis
Summary
DEQ asked the committee to adopt docket 58‑0108‑2401 incorporating federal PFAS drinking‑water rules; the committee held the item until the call of the chair after DEQ said regulatory sampling will be new for most public water systems and will carry per‑sample analytical costs.
Jeri Henry, division administrator for Drinking Water Protection and Finance at the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, and Tyler Fortunati, chief of the Drinking Water Bureau, presented docket 58‑0108‑2401 to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. The docket incorporates federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements for per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — including 40 CFR part 141, subpart Z for PFOS — into Idaho's public drinking‑water rules through the July 1, 2024 reference date.
DEQ told the committee the…
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