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“Several states in the mid-Atlantic region have advanced legislation to address PFAS contamination in biosolids. Most recently, Maryland and Virginia each passed similar legislation creating monitoring requirements for sewage treatment plants that would trigger remediation if their biosolids reached certain levels of PFAS contamination.
Pennsylvania DEP noted in a release that it convened a working group to consult on the permit language, including the Pennsylvania Water Environment Association, Mid-Atlantic Biosolids Association, Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Chesapeake Bay Foundation. It also consulted with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
‘Today we are taking steps to keep forever chemicals out of our food and out of our groundwater,’ DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley said in a statement announcing the drafts. ‘These updated permits will give the farmers of Pennsylvania peace of mind that the biosolids they use to fertilize their fields are not going to come with PFAS contamination.'”…