Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 62.1 > Chapter 3.1 > Article 13 - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.

• Board: means the State Water Control Board. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.3
• Committee: means the PFAS Expert Advisory Committee established in § Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:29
• Department: means the Department of Environmental Quality. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.3
• Director: means the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.3
• EPA: means the U. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:29
• HFPO-DA: means hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:29
• Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
• Owner: means the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions, including but not limited to sanitation district commissions and authorities and any public or private institution, corporation, association, firm, or company organized or existing under the laws of this or any other state or country, or any officer or agency of the United States, or any person or group of persons acting individually or as a group that owns, operates, charters, rents, or otherwise exercises control over or is responsible for any actual or potential discharge of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes to state waters, or any facility or operation that has the capability to alter the physical, chemical, or biological properties of state waters in contravention of § Virginia Code 62.1-44.3
• PFAS: includes HFPO-DA, PFBS, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA, and PFOS. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:29
• PFAS MCL: means any maximum contaminant level for any PFAS chemical or mixture of PFAS chemicals (i) established by the EPA as a national primary drinking water regulation or (ii) for the interim period of time between the EPA's proposal and final agency action for adopting a national primary drinking water regulation, the EPA's proposed level, provided that the EPA's proposed level may be used only for nonregulatory purposes of self-reporting of manufacturing or use, monitoring, and PFAS assessments as provided in this article. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:29
• PFBS: means perfluorobutane sulfonate. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:29
• PFHxS: means perfluorohexane sulfonate. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:29
• PFNA: means perfluorononanoic acid. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:29
• PFOA: means perfluorooctanoic acid. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:29
• PFOS: means perfluorooctane sulfonate. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:29
• Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
• Public water system: means a system that provides piped water for human consumption and (i) serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents or (ii) regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over six months of the year. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:29
• Regulation: means a regulation issued under subdivision (10) of § Virginia Code 62.1-44.3
• treatment works: means any device or system used in the storage, treatment, disposal, or reclamation of sewage or combinations of sewage and industrial wastes, including but not limited to pumping, power, and other equipment, and appurtenances, and any works, including land, that are or will be (i) an integral part of the treatment process or (ii) used for the ultimate disposal of residues or effluent resulting from such treatment. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.3
• VDH: means the Virginia Department of Health. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:29
• VPDES: means the Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.34:29