Description_02L-PFASGWStandards_Sep2024

Action Item 1: Request Approval to Proceed to the EMC with Request for Public Notice
and Hearings for the Proposed Rule Amendment to 15A NCAC 02L .0202
Groundwater Quality Standards and the Fiscal and Regulatory Impact
Analysis
(DWR) Bridget Shelton and (DWM) Jessica Montie

Description: The Division of Water Resources is proposing groundwater quality
standards for a subset of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS
are a group of chemicals of specific concern in North Carolina. To ensure
the protection of the groundwaters of the State, it is necessary to identify
sources of PFAS contamination in groundwater, prevent further
contamination, and take steps to remediate any existing contamination. As
directed by the Groundwater and Waste Management Committee
(GWWMC) at the July 10, 2024 meeting, groundwater standards for three
PFAS are proposed to be adopted. These proposed groundwater standards
have been developed by DWR staff after evaluation of the available
scientific data in accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0202 Groundwater
Quality Standards.
The Division of Water Resources requests approval from the GWWMC to
proceed to the EMC with a request for public notice and hearings for the
proposed rule amendment to 15A NCAC 02L .0202 Groundwater Quality
Standards and the associated Fiscal and Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA).

Recommendation: The Division recommends that the GWWMC approve the proposed rule
amendment to 15A NCAC 02L .0202 Groundwater Quality Standards and
the RIA to proceed to the EMC with the request for public notice and
hearings.