The Office of Drinking Water (ODW) wants your feedback on legislation that may have an impact on the drinking water program and waterworks in Virginia. Delegate Clark introduced HB 1721 which requires the State Health Commissioner to convene a work group to study the occurrence of microplastics in the Commonwealth's public drinking water.
HB1721 also mentions the following
"In completing its work, the work group shall (i) determine current levels of microplastics in the Commonwealth's public drinking water; (ii) identify possible sources of such contamination, where identified; (iii) evaluate existing approaches to reducing microplastics in drinking water, including regulatory approaches adopted by other states and the federal government; and (iv) develop recommendations for the reduction of microplastics in the Commonwealth's public drinking water. The work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and Education and Health by December 1, 2023. "
Please review HB1721 and let me know whether your respective organizations or constituency supports the bill, opposes the bill, has no position on the bill, or believes the bill should be amended; and if so, how. We are making sure we understand stakeholder perspectives as part of our analysis of the bill, which we will share with our chain of command.
There is no deadline for response and no response is necessarily expected. Thank you for your time reading the bill and responding if you have points to share. You can contact me at Tony.Singh@vdh.virginia.gov or (804) 310-3927. You can also reach Ms. Kris Latino at Christine.Latino@vdh.virginia.gov or (804) 664-4403.
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