Reports relating to PFAS; Department of Environmental Quality; one-time report. Requires all facilities that have engaged since January 1, 2021, in the manufacture of or knowing use in the production process of one or more chemicals listed as PFAS target analytes to produce a one-time report on the use of such chemicals. The report shall be limited to facilities that discharge to (i) a surface water under a Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality (the Department) or (ii) a publicly owned treatment works under an industrial pretreatment program permit or other written authorization issued by a local permit control authority. The report shall be submitted to the Department and, if such facility discharges to a publicly owned treatment works, also to the local permit control authority no later than October 1, 2024. The bill also requires certain facilities to perform a limited PFAS discharge characterization during the one-year period from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, for each waterway discharge outfall consisting of representative quarterly monitoring using the applicable laboratory test method, as specified in the bill. Such facilities shall report results to the Department and, if the facility discharges to a publicly owned treatment works, also to the local permit control authority, within 30 days after the end of each quarter. This bill was incorporated into HB 1085.
Del. Paul Krizek
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Commending Kathy Mack.
Commending the Honorable Mark C. Simmons.
Commending John T. Frey.
Commending Sandra Gioia Treadway.
Department of Energy; potential benefits ofusing solar energy for certain residential, commercial, and governmentapplications; report. Directs the Department of Energy (Department)to produce a report that (i) quantifies the potential benefits ofusing solar energy for residential, commercial, and government building rooftops, parking lots, and brownfields across the Commonwealth;(ii) describes any incentives, in whole or in part, that would maximizesuch potential benefits from the use of such solar energy; and (iii)provides regulatory and legislative recommendations. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and any recommendations tothe Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, the SenateCommittee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, theHouse Committee on Commerce and Energy, and the House Committee onAgriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by December 1, 2024.
Commending the Honorable Grace Burke Carroll.
Commending the Honorable Gayl Y. Branum Carr.