The Division of Water provides various programs that track the quality of the waters, identify and investigate sources of pollution, control these sources and develop strategies to address water quality threats.
The Division of Water provides various programs that track the quality of the waters, identify and investigate sources of pollution, control these sources and develop strategies to address water quality threats.
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Proposed new state rules that set maximum contamination levels for three carcinogenic pollutants commonly found in public drinking water PFOA, PFOS and 1,4 dioxane were published in the New York State Register.
Thousands of public water systems will soon have to screen their water sources for the three substances used to make a wide variety of non-stick household products, firefighting foams, detergents and solvents.