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Members of the Committee shall receive no compensation for their service and shall not be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.C\n\nThe Department shall convene the Committee at least two times per calendar year through June 30, 2027, and thereafter as the Department deems appropriate.D\n\nThe Department shall report annually by October 1 on its activities related to PFAS assessments, including the self-reporting process pursuant to § 62.1-44.34:31 and the discharge monitoring process pursuant to § 62.1-44.34:32, and on the activities of the Committee to the Governor and the General Assembly.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":283011,"text":"The Department, in consultation with VDH, shall establish the PFAS Expert Advisory Committee to assist the Department and VDH in identifying (i) PFAS sources through PFAS assessments and associated monitoring and reporting, (ii) public and private lab testing capacity issues, and (iii) options for reducing PFAS in source waters causing exceedances of PFAS MCLs.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":283012,"text":"Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Director and shall include representatives of public drinking water and wastewater system owners, representatives of public health organizations, potential PFAS source categories, and conservation organizations with expertise in water treatment, water science, or PFAS chemistry, and other experts as determined by the Department. 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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":74397,"section_number":"62.1-44.34:29","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.34_29\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78482,"section_number":"62.1-44.34:31","catch_line":"Self-reporting of PFAS manufacture and use for PFAS assessment","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.34_31\/"},{"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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269313,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79012,"identifier":"62.1-44.34:33","token":"62.1\/3.1\/13\/62.1-44.34_33","url":"\/62.1-44.34_33\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.34_33\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/13\/62.1-44.34_33","dublin_core":{"Title":"PFAS Expert Advisory Committee; report","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.34:33","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span>, in consultation with VDH<\/span>, shall establish the PFAS Expert Advisory Committee<\/span> to assist the Department<\/span> and VDH<\/span> in identifying (i) PFAS sources through PFAS assessments and associated monitoring and reporting, (ii) public and private lab testing capacity issues<\/span>, and (iii) options for reducing PFAS in source waters causing exceedances of PFAS MCLs<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Members<\/span> of the Committee<\/span> shall be appointed by the Director<\/span> and shall include representatives of public drinking water and wastewater system owners<\/span>, representatives of public health organizations, potential PFAS source categories, and conservation organizations with expertise in water treatment, water science, or PFAS chemistry, and other experts as determined by the Department<\/span>. Members<\/span> of the Committee<\/span> shall receive no compensation for their service and shall not be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall convene the Committee<\/span> at least two times per calendar year through June 30, 2027, and thereafter as the Department<\/span> deems appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall report annually by October 1 on its activities related to PFAS assessments, including the self-reporting process pursuant to § 62.1-44.34:31<\/a> and the discharge monitoring process pursuant to § 62.1-44.34:32<\/a>, and on the activities of the Committee<\/span> to the Governor and the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPFAS EXPERT ADVISORY COMMITTEE; REPORT (\u00a7 62.1-44.34:33)\n\nA. The Department, in consultation with VDH, shall establish the PFAS Expert\nAdvisory Committee to assist the Department and VDH in identifying (i) PFAS\nsources through PFAS assessments and associated monitoring and reporting, (ii)\npublic and private lab testing capacity issues, and (iii) options for reducing\nPFAS in source waters causing exceedances of PFAS MCLs.\n\nB. Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Director and shall include\nrepresentatives of public drinking water and wastewater system owners,\nrepresentatives of public health organizations, potential PFAS source\ncategories, and conservation organizations with expertise in water treatment,\nwater science, or PFAS chemistry, and other experts as determined by the\nDepartment. Members of the Committee shall receive no compensation for their\nservice and shall not be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in the\nperformance of their duties.\n\nC. The Department shall convene the Committee at least two times per calendar\nyear through June 30, 2027, and thereafter as the Department deems appropriate.\n\nD. The Department shall report annually by October 1 on its activities related\nto PFAS assessments, including the self-reporting process pursuant to §\n62.1-44.34:31 and the discharge monitoring process pursuant to §\n62.1-44.34:32, and on the activities of the Committee to the Governor and the\nGeneral Assembly.\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}}