Biosolids

Wisconsin DNR Seeks Input on PFAS Grant Programmes and Spills Law Exemptions Under 2025 Acts 200 and 201

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on how to design PFAS grant programmes and Spills Law exemptions authorised by 2025 Wisconsin Acts 200 and 201. These programmes will direct state funding toward PFAS monitoring and remediation in drinking water and contaminated sites, so municipalities, airports and industrial operators in Wisconsin should prepare for evolving grant eligibility, sampling expectations and clean-up support.

10 May 2026, 19:23docs.legis.wisconsin.govUnited States

New Hampshire Senate Passes PFAS-Agriculture Bill HB 1275

On 07 May 2026, the New Hampshire Senate removed PFAS-agriculture bill HB 1275 from the consent calendar and passed it with amendment, advancing legislation on PFAS contamination in soils, water and biosolids. If enacted, the bill would shield farmers from PFAS-related civil liability while requiring the state to set PFAS biosolids standards and phase out land application above those limits by 2028, tightening PFAS controls across agricultural and waste-management operations.

9 May 2026, 14:11gc.nh.govUnited States

New Hampshire Senate Passes PFAS Agriculture Bill HB 1275

In May 2026 the New Hampshire Senate passed PFAS agriculture bill HB 1275, which would grant farmers civil immunity for PFAS contamination from standard practices and direct the state to regulate PFAS in land-applied biosolids. If enacted, the measure would re-balance PFAS liability and require sludge generators and biosolids users in New Hampshire to prepare for PFAS soil testing, new DES standards initiated by June 2027, and a ban on land application above those limits from January 2028.

9 May 2026, 14:09gc.nh.govUnited States

North Carolina DEQ Study Finds PFAS in Wastewater, Biosolids and Soils

North Carolina’s environmental regulator has released preliminary statewide study findings showing PFAS contamination in wastewater influent, treated effluent, biosolids, and soils at all sampled treatment plants and land-application fields. With no PFAS limits yet for biosolids or surface waters, these results signal intensifying scrutiny that is likely to shape future permitting, monitoring, and control measures for wastewater and biosolids management in the state.

8 May 2026, 07:26deq.nc.govUnited States

Rhode Island Senate Holds Sludge Management Study Resolution (S3225) For Further Study

In May 2026, the Rhode Island Senate Commerce Committee held a joint resolution (S3225) that would create a commission to study sludge management for further study, leaving it pending in committee. This signals political attention on wastewater sludge and biosolids practices but creates no immediate regulatory obligations, with any concrete changes likely to come only from future recommendations and follow-on bills.

8 May 2026, 07:02webserver.rilegislature.govUnited States

North Carolina Senate Refers PFAS-Focused 2026 Water Safety Act (S1043) to Rules Committee

North Carolina is advancing the 2026 Water Safety Act (S1043), a PFAS-focused bill that would establish strict PFAS drinking water standards, industrial discharge controls, and substantial funding for PFAS mitigation, research, firefighter protection, and water-resource studies, now under review by the Senate Rules and Operations Committee. If enacted, the act would materially increase PFAS compliance obligations for public water systems and industrial dischargers in North Carolina, drive expanded monitoring of PFAS in wastewater and biosolids, and reshape long-term planning around water infrastructure, contamination management, and interbasin transfers.

7 May 2026, 19:25ncleg.govUnited States

Minnesota House Passes HF3426 ENRTF Bill Funding PFAS and Microplastics Research

Minnesota’s House has passed HF3426, an Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund appropriations bill that dedicates substantial FY2026–27 funding to PFAS and microplastics monitoring, treatment technology demonstrations, and biosolids research in the state. This targeted public investment signals a sustained Minnesota policy focus on PFAS and microplastics contamination across the water cycle, shaping the evidence base and priorities for future standards, clean-up projects, and infrastructure decisions without yet creating direct compliance obligations for companies.

5 May 2026, 14:12revisor.mn.govUnited States

Oklahoma Legislature Sends HB 3403 Biosolids Land Application And PFAS Monitoring Bill To Conference Committee

Oklahoma lawmakers are now negotiating HB 3403 in conference after the House rejected Senate amendments to a bill that would create a PFAS-focused biosolids land application research programme, mandate phased reductions in land spreading and potentially ban biosolids land application after 2029. If enacted close to its current form, wastewater utilities and land applicators in Oklahoma will face new DEQ-led monitoring obligations for PFAS and other contaminants, tighter biosolids management, and the need to invest early in alternative treatment and disposal options ahead of proposed 2027–2029 phase-down dates.

3 May 2026, 14:46oklegislature.govUnited States

Wisconsin DNR Seeks Comment On Updated PFAS Biosolids and Industrial Sludge Land Application Strategy

Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources has issued an updated interim strategy for land application of PFAS-containing biosolids and industrial sludges, aligned with 2025 Wisconsin Act 201, and opened public consultation through 31 May 2026. The strategy introduces Act-backed PFOS/PFOA monitoring triggers and tiered concentration thresholds that will shape future WPDES permits, forcing wastewater utilities and industrial generators to reassess land-application practices, invest in PFAS source reduction, or shift to alternative sludge management options.

3 May 2026, 07:35dnr.wisconsin.govUnited States

Virginia Enacts PFAS Biosolids Limits, POTW Monitoring, And Local Testing Authority

Virginia has enacted a three-bill PFAS package that caps PFOS and PFOA concentrations in land-applied biosolids, mandates quarterly PFAS monitoring of key industrial dischargers to publicly owned treatment works, and empowers localities to test biosolids, with obligations phasing in from July 2026 through July 2029. This creates new compliance pressure on Virginia wastewater utilities, biosolids land appliers and PFAS-using industrial facilities, likely requiring source reduction, changes to sludge management and updated contracts with industrial users and landowners to manage sampling, reporting and potential land-application bans.

30 Apr 2026, 06:36lis.virginia.govUnited States

Michigan HB 5896 Proposes PFAS Testing of Sewage Sludge Before Land Application

In April 2026, Michigan lawmakers introduced HB 5896 to amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act and require PFAS testing of sewage sludge and sludge derivatives before land application. If passed, wastewater utilities, sludge processors, and agricultural users would need to integrate PFAS testing into biosolids management, signalling tighter state oversight of PFAS contamination from land-applied wastes.

28 Apr 2026, 19:44legislature.mi.govUnited States

Michigan House Democrats Introduce Nine-Bill PFAS Package On Products And Water Safety

In April 2026, Michigan House Democrats introduced a nine-bill PFAS package that would ban PFAS in household products, strengthen drinking water protections, and codify the state’s PFAS response structures. If enacted, these measures would significantly raise compliance and liability risks for companies selling PFAS-containing products in Michigan, water utilities, and PFAS-impacted agricultural operators, signalling more aggressive state-level regulation of PFAS.

28 Apr 2026, 19:43legislature.mi.govUnited States

Oklahoma Senate Passes HB 3403 on Biosolids Land Application Research and Conditional Phase-Out

Oklahoma’s Senate has passed HB 3403, a bill that would create a three-year biosolids land-application research pilot at Oklahoma State University with PFAS, heavy metal, and pharmaceutical screening, and layer in phased reductions and a possible statewide ban on biosolids land application by late 2029 if the research identifies unacceptable risks. If enacted, the act would take effect in November 2026 and force wastewater utilities and land-application operators in Oklahoma to plan for tighter contaminant monitoring, new treatment technologies, and potential replacement of land application as a disposal route ahead of the 2027–2029 reduction and cessation milestones.

28 Apr 2026, 17:42oklegislature.govUnited States

Illinois Senate Passes PFAS Wastewater Monitoring Bill SB3917

Illinois has advanced Senate Bill 3917, a PFAS wastewater monitoring bill amending the Environmental Protection Act, with the Senate unanimously passing it and the measure now before the House Energy & Environment Committee. If enacted, major wastewater utilities and industrial dischargers in Illinois would face mandatory PFAS sampling in NPDES permits and biosolids, tightening monitoring obligations and informing future PFAS discharge limits and remediation decisions.

28 Apr 2026, 15:07ilga.govUnited States

Italy: CNR Study Finds Bismuth Bioaccumulates in Freshwater Organisms

New Italian research coordinated by public institutes finds that bismuth, widely viewed as a low-toxicity replacement for lead, bioaccumulates in freshwater organisms and causes DNA damage in a sensitive amphipod species while remaining undetected by standard plant bioindicators. This emerging-contaminant signal may drive closer monitoring of bismuth in water and sewage sludge and could influence future European decisions on metals policy, biosolids use, and the choice of “safer” substitutes in chemicals and products.

28 Apr 2026, 11:55cnr.itItalyEuropean Union

New Hampshire Senate Committee Advances HB 1275 On PFAS Impacts To Agriculture

New Hampshire’s HB 1275, which grants PFAS-related civil immunity to farmers and mandates PFAS biosolids standards, has cleared a key Senate committee step following an April 2026 hearing. If enacted, the bill would tighten PFAS controls on land-applied biosolids by 2028 and shift agricultural PFAS risk management toward stricter testing, sludge management decisions, and infrastructure planning.

28 Apr 2026, 11:48gc.nh.govUnited States

Oklahoma Senate Places HB3403 Biosolids PFAS Research Pilot Bill on General Order

In April 2026, the Oklahoma Senate advanced HB3403, a biosolids land application research bill that would create a three-year PFAS-focused pilot at Oklahoma State University and the Department of Environmental Quality, supported by a dedicated revolving fund. If enacted, it would force wastewater permittees to reduce land-applied biosolids by 25 percent in 2027 and 50 percent in 2028, prepare for potential land-application bans from late 2029, and signal tighter statewide standards on PFAS and biosolids management.

24 Apr 2026, 09:22oklegislature.govUnited States

Virginia Bill Would Require PFAS Testing And Limits For Biosolids

Virginia legislators are advancing PFAS-focused biosolids bills that would, if enacted, require wastewater utilities to test sewage-sludge fertilisers for PFAS and impose strict PFOS/PFOA limits from 2027 and 2029. If passed, these measures would force utilities, biosolids contractors and farmers to tighten PFAS monitoring, adjust land-application practices, secure alternative disposal routes and reassess reliance on sewage sludge as a low-cost fertiliser option.

23 Apr 2026, 14:31lis.virginia.govUnited States

Illinois House Rules Committee Receives SB3917 On PFAS Sampling In NPDES Permits And Biosolids

Illinois SB3917, which would require major NPDES dischargers and land-applied sludge/biosolids permittees to conduct extensive PFAS sampling and submit PFAS data with permit applications, has passed the Senate and been sent to the House Rules Committee in April 2026. If enacted, wastewater utilities, industrial dischargers, and biosolids managers in Illinois will face expanded PFAS monitoring obligations, potential new analytical costs, and pressure to control PFAS at source to maintain permit flexibility.

23 Apr 2026, 12:27ilga.govUnited States

New York Senate Advances PFAS In Biosolids Bill S09115A To Finance Committee

In March 2026, the New York Senate advanced bill S09115A, which would mandate extensive PFAS testing of biosolids, nearby soils and waters, impose a five-year moratorium on biosolids land application and sales, and create a PFAS agricultural response programme and fund. If enacted, this framework would significantly tighten PFAS controls for wastewater utilities and farmers, forcing a rapid shift away from biosolids land application in New York and requiring contingency planning, funding strategies and alternative soil management options for contaminated agricultural land.

23 Apr 2026, 12:26assembly.state.ny.usUnited States