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Maryland MDE establishes PFAS action levels and monitoring requirements for Significant Industrial Users
Maryland SB 0956 — PFAS Pretreatment Requirements ImplementationMaryland Department of the Environment (MDE)Maryland
Announced
Oct 1, 2024
Effective
Jan 1, 2025
Implementation
Jan 1, 2025
Description
Pursuant to Maryland SB 0956 (2024), MDE has identified Significant Industrial Users (SIUs) that currently and intentionally use PFAS chemicals and established PFAS monitoring and testing protocols for identified SIUs, effective January 1, 2025. The document details PFAS action levels for SIUs operating under pretreatment permits that discharge wastewater into sanitary sewer systems. MDE's Pretreatment Program has established monitoring requirements and testing protocols for facilities using PFAS chemicals.
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Maryland MDE establishes PFAS action levels and monitoring requirements for Significant Industrial Users
Determination of PFAS Action Levels for Significant Industrial Users (SIUs)1 Maryland Department of the Environment Wastewater Pollution Prevention and Reclamation Program Pretreatment Section 1 Per Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act - 2024’s HB1153 and SB0956 Introduction: Under the federal Clean Water Act, EPA established the National Pretreatment Program to control pollutants discharged by industrial