DEC nominee Randy Bates says state is sampling drinking systems for PFAS; 12 exceedances found so far
Randy Bates, governor's designee for the Department of Environmental Conservation, told the Senate Resources Committee that DEC has sampled 366 of 612 public water systems for PFAS under the federal rule and has identified 12 systems with exceedances; he framed DEC work as balancing resource development and environmental protection.
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Randy Bates, the governor’s nominee to lead the Department of Environmental Conservation, told senators March 23 that the department is actively implementing federal PFAS drinking-water requirements and assessing systems for contamination.
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