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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 838<\/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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":285255,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64299,"identifier":"9.1-207.1","token":"9.1\/2\/9.1-207.1","url":"\/9.1-207.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-207.1\/","token":"9.1\/2\/9.1-207.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Firefighting foam management","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-207.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For purposes of this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Class B firefighting foam<\/span>” means a foam designed for flammable liquid fires.\n\t\t\t“Local government<\/span>” includes any locality, fire district, regional fire protection authority, or other special purpose district that provides firefighting services.\n\t\t\t“PFAS chemicals” means, for the purposes of firefighting agents, a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and designed to be fully functional in class B firefighting foam<\/span> formulations, including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.\n\t\t\t“Testing<\/span>” includes calibration testing<\/span>, conformance testing<\/span>, and fixed system testing<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Beginning July 1, 2021, no person, local government<\/span>, or agency of the Commonwealth shall discharge or otherwise use class B firefighting foam<\/span> that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals (i) for testing<\/span> purposes, unless otherwise required by law<\/span> or by the agency having jurisdiction<\/span> over the testing<\/span> facility, and with the condition that the testing<\/span> facility has implemented appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures to prevent uncontrolled releases of foam to the environment or (ii) for training purposes, where such foam shall be replaced by nonfluorinated training foams. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No provision of this section shall restrict (i) the manufacture, sale, or distribution of class B firefighting foam<\/span> that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals or (ii) the discharge or other use of such foams in emergency firefighting or fire prevention operations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFIREFIGHTING FOAM MANAGEMENT (\u00a7 9.1-207.1)\n\nA. For purposes of this section, unless the context requires a different\nmeaning:\n\t\t\t“Class B firefighting foam” means a foam designed for flammable\nliquid fires.\n\t\t\t“Local government” includes any locality, fire district, regional\nfire protection authority, or other special purpose district that provides\nfirefighting services.\n\t\t\t“PFAS chemicals” means, for the purposes of firefighting agents,\na class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully\nfluorinated carbon atom and designed to be fully functional in class B\nfirefighting foam formulations, including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl\nsubstances.\n\t\t\t“Testing” includes calibration testing, conformance testing, and\nfixed system testing.\n\nB. Beginning July 1, 2021, no person, local government, or agency of the\nCommonwealth shall discharge or otherwise use class B firefighting foam that\ncontains intentionally added PFAS chemicals (i) for testing purposes, unless\notherwise required by law or by the agency having jurisdiction over the testing\nfacility, and with the condition that the testing facility has implemented\nappropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures to prevent\nuncontrolled releases of foam to the environment or (ii) for training purposes,\nwhere such foam shall be replaced by nonfluorinated training foams.\n\nC. No provision of this section shall restrict (i) the manufacture, sale, or\ndistribution of class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS\nchemicals or (ii) the discharge or other use of such foams in emergency\nfirefighting or fire prevention operations.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 838.","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}}