Washington is poised to become the latest state to pass legis­la­tion addres­sing America’s PFAS crisis.

“Washington Senate Bill 5033 would require the state’s Depart­ment of Ecology to issue guidance on PFAS sampling requi­re­ments for faci­li­ties gene­ra­ting bioso­lids, the industry term for sewage sludge, by July 1, 2026. Such faci­li­ties would then be required to sample quar­terly from Jan. 1, 2027 through June 30, 2028. After that, the depart­ment would analyze sampling reports and report to the legis­la­ture in 2029 about conta­mi­na­tion levels and possible solu­tions to address them.”

While Washington’s bill would require waste­water faci­lity opera­tors to test PFAS levels in their bioso­lids to deter­mine the conta­mi­na­tion source and scale, other states like Maine have taken a harder line and have issued a state-wide ban on the use of sewage sludge and bioso­lids as agri­cul­tural fertilizers.

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