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- Referred to health
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Provides for the regulation of hexavalent chromium contamination of public water supplies
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Robert Sweeney
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BILL NUMBER:S4058
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to protection from hexavalent chromium contamination
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to provide greater protection from hexavalent chromium (Chromium 6) contamination of drinking water.
Summary of specific provisions
This bill would require the Department of Health to adopt a regulation specifying that the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for hexavalent chromium in the public water supply shall be no greater than .02 parts per billion.
Justification
Hexavalent Chromium (Chromium 6) is a metallic element that results from discharges of industrial processes including steel and pulp mills, chrome plating, dyes and pigments. A recent study of the drinking water of 35 us cities found Chromium 6 present in 31 cities. The current drinking water standard promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) includes all types of Chromium; however, Chromium 6 is significantly more toxic than the naturally occurring Chromium 3. In a draft report issued in September 2010, the EPA indicated it was considering classifying Chromium 6 as "likely to cause cancer in humans when ingested over a lifetime." The EPA considers Chromium 6 a carcinogen via inhalation currently.
States and municipalities are authorized to adopt stricter standards and the potential threat to human health posed by Chromium 6 justifies such an action. The total chromium drinking water standard is set currently at 100 parts per billion. This bill, based on a law adopted by California, would require the Department of Health to enact a drinking water standard specific to Chromium 6. If the EPA develops a lower standard the state law would expire and be deemed repealed.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; however, if the United States EPA adopts a more stringent drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium this act shall expire and be deemed repealed.
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