                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FIREFIGHTING FOAM MANAGEMENT (§ 9.1-207.1)

A. For purposes of this section, unless the context requires a different
meaning:
			&#8220;Class B firefighting foam&#8221; means a foam designed for flammable
liquid fires.
			&#8220;Local government&#8221; includes any locality, fire district, regional
fire protection authority, or other special purpose district that provides
firefighting services.
			&#8220;PFAS chemicals&#8221; 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 formulations, including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
			&#8220;Testing&#8221; includes calibration testing, conformance testing, and
fixed system testing.

B. Beginning July 1, 2021, no person, local government, or agency of the
Commonwealth shall discharge or otherwise use class B firefighting foam that
contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals (i) for testing purposes, unless
otherwise required by law or by the agency having jurisdiction over the testing
facility, and with the condition that the testing 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.

C. No provision of this section shall restrict (i) the manufacture, sale, or
distribution of class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS
chemicals or (ii) the discharge or other use of such foams in emergency
firefighting or fire prevention operations.

HISTORY: 2019, c. 838.