This bill requires a person licensed by the Department of Environmental Protection to discharge wastewater to groundwater or any waters of the State to maintain a record of and annually report to the department, in a manner determined by the department, regarding the origin, volume and final disposition of leachate collected from a solid waste landfill delivered to or otherwise accepted by the licensee for treatment or other management. It also prohibits, beginning June 1, 2026, such licensed wastewater dischargers from discharging any wastewater containing leachate collected from a solid waste landfill unless the effluent discharged satisfies limits adopted by the department by rule regarding the amount of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in effluent discharges. The bill requires a licensed solid waste landfill that has installed a landfill leachate collection system to ensure that its leachate is tested on a quarterly basis by an independent
3rd-party entity for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in a manner directed by the department. The leachate testing results must be made available by the department on its publicly accessible website in a manner and using a format that is readable and understandable by the general public. The bill also provides that, upon written request to the department from the owner of a property abutting a licensed solid waste landfill, the department must require the landfill licensee to conduct sampling and analysis for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of a private water supply well used by the owner for drinking water.