Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB925: Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Establishing restrictions on the land application, on or after October 1, 2028, of sewage sludge with total concentrations of certain regulated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances equal to or greater than certain levels; authorizing, on or after October 1, 2028, a person to commingle sewage sludge to reduce the total concentration of regulated PFAS in the final material to levels below 25 parts per billion and subject to certain regulations and requirements; establishing certain monitoring protocols for certain substances; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation FOR the purpose of establishing restrictions on the land application, on or after a certain date, of sewage sludge or products containing sewage sludge with total concentrations of certain regulated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances equal to or greater than certain levels; authorizing, on or before a certain date, a person to blend sewage sludge from multiple sources commingle sewage sludge for a certain purpose and subject to certain regulations and requirements…
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation FOR the purpose of establishing restrictions on the land application, on or after a certain date, of sewage sludge or products containing sewage sludge with total concentrations of certain regulated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances equal to or greater than certain levels; authorizing, on or before a certain date, a person to blend sewage sludge from multiple sources commingle sewage sludge for a certain purpose and subject to certain regulations and requirements; establishing monitoring protocols for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in certain sewage sludge or products containing sewage sludge; authorizing the establishment of pretreatment standards for certain industrial users that discharge certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances at levels that exceed certain action levels; authorizing certain local jurisdictions and pretreatment authorities to set certain rates and fees for certain industrial users; encouraging sewage sludge generators to take certain actions with respect to certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; and generally relating to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and sewage sludge. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Environment Section 9-201(a), (l), and (m) and 9-230 Annotated Code of Maryland (2014 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Environment Section 9-201(k) Annotated Code of Maryland (2014 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article …