North Carolina H569 allocates $300,000 to the Department of Environmental Quality to address PFAS contamination in public water systems.

North Carolina H569 allocates $300,000 in nonrecurring funds to the Department of Environmental Quality for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to implement requirements related to PFAS contamination in public water systems. The funds are deposited into the PFAS Public Water Protection Fund. The Secretary of Environmental Quality can order PFAS manufacturers to pay for costs incurred by public water systems to remove, correct, or abate PFAS contamination. The remedy is in addition to existing statutory and common law. The Department must report annually on the use of these funds.

North Carolina H569 allocates $300,000 to the Department of Environmental Quality to address PFAS contamination in public water systems.

North Carolina H569 allocates $300,000 in nonrecurring funds to the Department of Environmental Quality for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to implement requirements related to PFAS contamination in public water systems. The funds are deposited into the PFAS Public Water Protection Fund. The Secretary of Environmental Quality can order PFAS manufacturers to pay for costs incurred by public water systems to remove, correct, or abate PFAS contamination. The remedy is in addition to existing statutory and common law. The Department must report annually on the use of these funds.