Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB719: 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 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, subject to certain regulations; establishing certain monitoring protocols; authorizing the establishment of pretreatment standards; 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 …