Water

Clean water is essential for healthy living. For this reason, New Hampshire goes to great lengths to make sure residents have access to uncontaminated water. Deciding what constitutes clean water, though, is trickier than it sounds—as has been made evident with the debate over PFAS standards. Learn more about this complex issue by digging into the articles and briefs below.

Critical bills

HB 212 (2023)
Send $2 million to PFAS response fund, add duties related to PFAS investigation

HB 242 (2023)
Ban PFAS in food packaging

HB 276 (2023)
Fund cyanobacteria mitigation

HB 398 (2023)
Require notification about PFAS before property sale

HB 414 (2023)
Require insurers to cover preventative PFAS care

HB 465 (2023)
Ban manufacture of products with PFAS

HB 1089 (2024)
Remove statute of limitations for PFAS lawsuits

HB 1103 (2024)
Revise penalties under Shoreland Protection Act

HB 1143 (2024)
Require state action on cyanobacteria blooms in lakes

HB 1268 (2024)
Ban large groundwater withdrawal permits for bottled water sales

HB 1415 (2024)
Make PFAS facilities liable for contamination, cleanup

HB 1477 (2024)
Require environmental surety bonds for businesses that pose significant risk to natural resources

HB 1649 (2024)
Ban sale of consumer products with added PFAS, create right to sue for PFAS cleanup

HB 1707 (2024)
Make PFAS facilities liable for blood test costs

SB 394 (2024)
$1 million for cyanobacteria mitigation

SB 413 (2024)
Create right to sue for PFAS cleanup

Read our articles

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