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NYSDEC Issues Final Wastewater Treatment Plant PFAS Guidance and Draft Policies
New York Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) - PFAS Wastewater and Biosolids ManagementNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)New York
Announced
Dec 11, 2025
Description
NYSDEC released a suite of PFAS response actions including finalized wastewater treatment plant guidance designed to protect drinking water and surface waters, and proposed new policies directing facilities that handle biosolids to sample for PFAS and report results. The draft policies would extend current sampling and reporting requirements to soil products produced from biosolids, such as compost and heat-dried products. The expanded data collection will inform development of biosolid analytical and operating limits.
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NYSDEC Issues Final Wastewater Treatment Plant PFAS Guidance and Draft Policies
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NYSDEC Issues Final Wastewater Treatment Plant PFAS Guidance and Draft Policies
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