Illinois Poised to Make Significant Changes to the PFAS Regulatory Landscape

Short summary

Illinois legislature passed SB 3917 and HB 2955, requiring PFAS sampling and reporting for treatment facilities and industrial users, and establishing a PFAS Wastewater Citizen Protection Committee. These bills create substantial compliance and litigation risks for waste treatment, industrial, and agricultural stakeholders. Affected companies should immediately prepare for testing requirements and assess their operational and financial risk profile.

• •Illinois passed two bills requiring PFAS monitoring and reporting at major treatment facilities and industrial operations
• •New PFAS Wastewater Citizen Protection Committee will develop statewide action plan for mitigation and technology funding
• •Significant compliance obligations and litigation risks for waste treatment, industrial, and biosolids-using companies

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