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Such report shall include the chemical name and the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number, if known or reasonably ascertainable, the amount manufactured or used in the preceding 12 months, and any additional information reasonably required by the Department to ascertain sources and quantities of PFAS manufactured or used.B\n\nFor every facility that reports the use or manufacture of one or more PFAS in accordance with subsection A and that discharges to a publicly owned treatment works, the Department shall forward the information provided by the facility to such publicly owned treatment works within 30 days of receipt. Such reporting requirement shall not change the duty or discharge permits of a publicly owned treatment works.C\n\nAny portion of a report submitted to the Department pursuant to this section may be claimed as confidential by the submitter pursuant to § 62.1-44.21, except claims of confidentiality for the name, address, and location of the facility. Any such claim must be asserted at the time of submission in the manner prescribed on the reporting form or instructions. If no claim is made at the time of submission, the Department may make the information available to the public without further notice. If a claim is asserted, the information will be treated in accordance with the procedures in § 62.1-44.21.D\n\nFor purposes of this section, use of PFAS (i) means intentional use of PFAS or PFAS-containing substances as a product ingredient or as a production process aid or additive, such as wetting agents, fume suppressants, photoresists, etchants, cleaners, coatings, surfactants, or flame retardants, and (ii) does not mean use of manufacturing equipment that contains PFAS.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281307,"text":"For purposes of a PFAS assessment following notification to the Department pursuant to subsection B of § 62.1-44.34:30, the Department shall require any facility, if deemed by the Department to be a potential source of PFAS in the public water system’s raw water source, that discharges to a surface water under a VPDES permit or that discharges to a publicly owned treatment works under an industrial pretreatment program permit to report to the Department, within 90 days after being directed by the Department, its manufacture or use of PFAS as provided in this section on a form provided by the Department. Such report shall include the chemical name and the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number, if known or reasonably ascertainable, the amount manufactured or used in the preceding 12 months, and any additional information reasonably required by the Department to ascertain sources and quantities of PFAS manufactured or used.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":281308,"text":"For every facility that reports the use or manufacture of one or more PFAS in accordance with subsection A and that discharges to a publicly owned treatment works, the Department shall forward the information provided by the facility to such publicly owned treatment works within 30 days of receipt. 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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 316<\/a> and 343<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58389,"section_number":"62.1-44.34:30","catch_line":"PFAS assessments for identification of sources of PFAS in public water supplies","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.34_30\/"},{"id":59501,"section_number":"62.1-44.34:32","catch_line":"Monitoring of PFAS sources for PFAS assessments","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.34_32\/"},{"id":79012,"section_number":"62.1-44.34:33","catch_line":"PFAS Expert Advisory Committee; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.34_33\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":69438,"section_number":"62.1-44.21","catch_line":"Information to be furnished to Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.21\/"},{"id":58389,"section_number":"62.1-44.34:30","catch_line":"PFAS assessments for identification of sources of PFAS in public water supplies","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.34_30\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269305,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78482,"identifier":"62.1-44.34:31","token":"62.1\/3.1\/13\/62.1-44.34_31","url":"\/62.1-44.34_31\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.34_31\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/13\/62.1-44.34_31","dublin_core":{"Title":"Self-reporting of PFAS manufacture and use for PFAS assessment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.34:31","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For purposes of a PFAS<\/span> assessment following notification to the Department<\/span> pursuant to subsection B of § 62.1-44.34:30<\/a>, the Department<\/span> shall require any facility, if deemed by the Department<\/span> to be a potential source of PFAS<\/span> in the public water system<\/span>’s raw water source, that discharges to a surface water under a VPDES<\/span> permit or that discharges to a publicly owned treatment works<\/span> under an industrial pretreatment program permit to report to the Department<\/span>, within 90 days after being directed by the Department<\/span>, its manufacture or use of PFAS<\/span> as provided in this section on a form provided by the Department<\/span>. Such report shall include the chemical name and the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number, if known or reasonably ascertainable, the amount manufactured or used in the preceding 12 months, and any additional information reasonably required by the Department<\/span> to ascertain sources and quantities of PFAS<\/span> manufactured or used. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For every facility that reports the use or manufacture of one or more PFAS<\/span> in accordance with subsection A and that discharges to a publicly owned treatment works<\/span>, the Department<\/span> shall forward the information provided by the facility to such publicly owned treatment works<\/span> within 30 days of receipt. Such reporting requirement shall not change the duty or discharge permits of a publicly owned treatment works<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any portion of a report submitted to the Department<\/span> pursuant to this section may be claimed as confidential by the submitter pursuant to § 62.1-44.21<\/a>, except claims of confidentiality for the name, address, and location of the facility. Any such claim must be asserted at the time of submission in the manner prescribed on the reporting form or instructions. If no claim is made at the time of submission, the Department<\/span> may make the information available to the public without further notice. If a claim is asserted, the information will be treated in accordance with the procedures in § 62.1-44.21<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> For purposes of this section, use of PFAS<\/span> (i) means intentional use of PFAS<\/span> or PFAS<\/span>-containing substances as a product ingredient or as a production process aid or additive, such as wetting agents, fume suppressants, photoresists, etchants, cleaners, coatings, surfactants, or flame retardants, and (ii) does not mean use of manufacturing equipment that contains PFAS<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSELF-REPORTING OF PFAS MANUFACTURE AND USE FOR PFAS ASSESSMENT (\u00a7\n62.1-44.34:31)\n\nA. For purposes of a PFAS assessment following notification to the Department\npursuant to subsection B of § 62.1-44.34:30, the Department shall require\nany facility, if deemed by the Department to be a potential source of PFAS in\nthe public water system’s raw water source, that discharges to a surface\nwater under a VPDES permit or that discharges to a publicly owned treatment\nworks under an industrial pretreatment program permit to report to the\nDepartment, within 90 days after being directed by the Department, its\nmanufacture or use of PFAS as provided in this section on a form provided by the\nDepartment. Such report shall include the chemical name and the Chemical\nAbstracts Service (CAS) number, if known or reasonably ascertainable, the amount\nmanufactured or used in the preceding 12 months, and any additional information\nreasonably required by the Department to ascertain sources and quantities of\nPFAS manufactured or used.\n\nB. For every facility that reports the use or manufacture of one or more PFAS in\naccordance with subsection A and that discharges to a publicly owned treatment\nworks, the Department shall forward the information provided by the facility to\nsuch publicly owned treatment works within 30 days of receipt. Such reporting\nrequirement shall not change the duty or discharge permits of a publicly owned\ntreatment works.\n\nC. Any portion of a report submitted to the Department pursuant to this section\nmay be claimed as confidential by the submitter pursuant to § 62.1-44.21,\nexcept claims of confidentiality for the name, address, and location of the\nfacility. Any such claim must be asserted at the time of submission in the\nmanner prescribed on the reporting form or instructions. If no claim is made at\nthe time of submission, the Department may make the information available to the\npublic without further notice. If a claim is asserted, the information will be\ntreated in accordance with the procedures in § 62.1-44.21.\n\nD. For purposes of this section, use of PFAS (i) means intentional use of PFAS\nor PFAS-containing substances as a product ingredient or as a production process\naid or additive, such as wetting agents, fume suppressants, photoresists,\netchants, cleaners, coatings, surfactants, or flame retardants, and (ii) does\nnot mean use of manufacturing equipment that contains PFAS.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, cc. 316, 343.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}