New York Approves Bill to Speed ‘Forever Chemical’ Water Testing

In 2017 NY enacted legislation directing the state health department to create a list of emerging contaminants that every water utility would be required to test for including notification levels. The department has yet to create this list, so the legislature has passed a new bill to speed up this process.

New York Senate Bill S1759A is headed to the Governor’s desk for signing. This bill, if signed, will designate a list of 27 additional PFAS compounds to be monitored for in drinking water. If signed, the agency will have 90 days to draft regulation and another 90 days to implement regulation. To see the full list of emerging contaminants click here.

To learn more about how Eurofins can assist with this expanded list of PFAS compounds click here. Eurofins has supported the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) in analyzing thousands of samples for PFAS site investigations and monitoring efforts across the state. Through innovation in developing new analytical techniques and providing rush TAT for thousands of samples from high risk sites Eurofins has been the premier laboratory supporting PFAS efforts in the state of New York and will continue to do so in supporting any expansion of the target analyte list.