• Policy Category: Drinking Water
• State: New Hampshire
• Date Implemented: 7/23/2020

7/23/2020

Set the maximum contaminant levels for certain perfluorochemicals in drinking water, established a PFAS fund and programs and made an appropriation requiring insurance coverage for PFAS and PFC blood tests, and expanded the statute governing ambient groundwater quality standards. 

“The maximum contaminant levels for the following shall be: 

(a) Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA): 12 parts per trillion. 

(b) Perfluoroctanesulfonic acid (PFOS): 15 parts per trillion. 

(c) Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS): 18 parts per trillion. 

(d) Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA): 11 parts per trillion.” 

• Action Agency(ies): Department of Environmental Services
• Policy Champions: Merrimack Citizens for Clean Water, Testing for Pease
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