ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT AND SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 4760

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MARCH 23, 2023

      The Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 4760.

      This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in consultation with the Drinking Water Quality Institute, to conduct a study on the regulation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. 

      The study would include an assessment of the feasibility of establishing a maximum contaminant level or other standard for the entire class, or for certain subclasses or mixtures, of PFAS in drinking water, rather than for each individual substance.  The study would also include an assessment of treatment technologies that may be effective in removing PFAS from drinking water or wastewater.  The bill would require the DEP to publish the report no later than 24 months after the bill's enactment.