Are You Ready for Virginia’s New PFAS Wastewater Monitoring Requirements? 

Virginia’s newly enacted SB 138 (Chapter 710) establishes the state’s first comprehensive PFAS monitoring framework for industrial dischargers to publicly owned treatment works (POTWs). Starting in 2026, entities that may be required to submit quarterly Initial Monitoring for PFAS include:

• Facilities required to self‑report under Virginia Code § 62.1‑44.34:31 (Self-reporting of PFAS manufacture and use for PFAS assessment)

• Electroplating and metal finishing facilities

• Semiconductor and circuit board manufacturing facilities

• Paper and packaging manufacturing facilities (including paper mills and converters)

• Textile mills and facilities that treat leather, fabric, or carpet

• Fire training facilities

• Centralized waste treatment industrial facilities

• Industrial laundries classified under NAICS code 812332

• Airports, air bases, and air stations with known or suspected PFAS contamination

• Landfills with known or suspected PFAS contamination

• Facilities discharging groundwater remediation wastewater under the VPDES General Permit for contaminated site remediation, dewatering of contaminated sites, and hydrostatic tests

• Any other facility or site where DEQ has reason to believe there is soil or groundwater PFAS contamination that is significantly impacting finished water levels