Senate Bill S4712

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to 1,4-Dioxane levels

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S4712 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3541
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1100-b, Pub Health L; add §17-0307, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11325
2019-2020: A3583
2023-2024: S3149
2025-2026: S149

2021-S4712 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to 1,4-Dioxane levels; requires the department of health and department of environmental conservation to establish a maximum contaminant level of 0.35 parts per billion for the presence of 1,4-Dioxane in public supplies of potable water, ground water and runoff water from a wastewater treatment plant or water supply treatment plant.

2021-S4712 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4712 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4712
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 9, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the environmental conservation
   law, in relation to 1,4-Dioxane levels
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 1100-b to read as follows:
   § 1100-B. 1,4-DIOXANE. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH  A  MAXIMUM
 CONTAMINANT  LEVEL  OF  0.35  PARTS  PER  BILLION  FOR  THE  PRESENCE OF
 1,4-DIOXANE IN PUBLIC SUPPLIES OF POTABLE WATER.
   2. SUCH STANDARD FOR 1,4-DIOXANE SHALL BE  IMPLEMENTED  IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH  DEPARTMENT  REGULATIONS AND THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
 AND BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS  PRACTICABLE,  INCLUDING  IMPLEMENTATION  BY
 EMERGENCY RULE IF DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER AS NECESSARY TO PROTECT
 PUBLIC HEALTH.
   §  2.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
 section 17-0307 to read as follows:
 § 17-0307. 1,4-DIOXANE.
   1. THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH,
 SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL OF 0.35 PARTS PER BILLION
 FOR THE PRESENCE OF 1,4-DIOXANE IN GROUND WATER AND RUNOFF WATER FROM  A
 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OR WATER SUPPLY TREATMENT PLANT.
   2.  SUCH  STANDARD  FOR 1,4-DIOXANE SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS AND THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE  PROCEDURE  ACT
 AND  BE  COMPLETED  AS  SOON AS PRACTICABLE, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION BY
 EMERGENCY RULE IF DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER AS NECESSARY TO PROTECT
 PUBLIC HEALTH.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06328-01-1

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