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House approves bill letting water utilities seek PFAS‑reduction surcharges with regulator oversight
Summary
The Connecticut House passed a bill allowing water utilities to seek regulator approval for limited, capped surcharges to recover PFAS‑remediation costs, with guardrails to limit annual rate shock and a requirement that PURA approve plans before charges appear on customers’ bills.
Hartford — The Connecticut House voted to let water utilities recover certain PFAS‑remediation costs through a surcharge mechanism limited by explicit caps and contingent on regulator approval.
Representative Steinberg, sponsor of the measure, said the bill is intended to give utilities a predictable path to finance upgrades required to remove PFAS from public water supplies while limiting sudden rate increases for customers. Under the statute the utility must submit a surcharge request to the state regulatory authority for approval; increases are capped to reduce 'rate shock' in any 12‑month period (roughly 7.5% in…
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