(The Center Square) – Virginia legislators are pushing a new bill to tackle PFAS contamination in the Occoquan Reservoir, a key drinking water source for Northern Virginia.
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(The Center Square) – Virginia legislators are pushing a new bill to tackle PFAS contamination in the Occoquan Reservoir, a key drinking water source for Northern Virginia.
The Virginia General Assembly is set to send a bill to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s desk to establish a PFAS reduction program for the Occoquan Reservoir, a key drinking water source for Northern Virginia. The bill passed the Senate 38-0 after clearing the House unanimously.
The bill introduced by Del. David Bulova, D-Fairfax, would create the Occoquan Reservoir PFAS Reduction Program.
TheprogramwouldrequireindustriesthatdischargewastewaterintothereservoirornearbytreatmentplantstotestforPFASchemicalsstartingOct.1,2025.ThetestswillalsoberequiredtofollowEPA-approvedmethodstomeasurecontaminationlevels.
TheOccoquanReservoirwatershedspans590squaremilesandincludespartsofFairfaxandPrinceWilliamcounties.Thewatershedcollectsrunofffromstreams,industrials
