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Del. Code tit. 29, § 8092

Definitions

Known as the Drinking Water Protection Act

The act spans §§ 29–29 (5 sections).

83 Del

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

(2) “Division” means the Division of Public Health.

(3) “Maximum contaminant level” means the legal threshold limit on the amount of a substance that is allowed in public water systems.

(4) “PFAS” means non-polymeric perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances that are a group of man-made chemicals that contain at least 2 fully fluorinated carbon atoms, excluding gases and volatile liquids. “PFAS” includes PFOA and PFOS.

(5) “PFOA” means perfluorooctanoic acid and its salts.

(6) “PFOS” means perfluorooctanesulfonic acid or perfluorooctane sulfonate and its salts.

Official source: Delaware Code Online. Reproduced from public-domain Delaware statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.