Testing of drinking water

2025-2026 Bill 5095: Testing of drinking water - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5095
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Sponsors: Reps. Edgerton, Pace, D. Mitchell, Burns, Morgan, Magnuson, Gilreath, McCravy, Terribile, Long, Chumley, Cromer, Oremus and White
Document Path: LC-0273HA26.docx
Introduced in the House on February 4, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Summary: Testing of drinking water
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

2/4/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 11
)

2/4/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
(
House Journal-page 11
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/04/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE
25 TO CHAPTER 55, TITLE 44 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES TO CONDUCT TESTING FOR URINARY METABOLITES IN CERTAIN WASTEWATER
TREATMENT FACILITIES AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR ITS FINDINGS.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 55, Title 44 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

A
rticle 25

U
rinary Metabolite Testing

S
ection
44-55-2510
.
(
A) The Department of
Environmental Services, or "department," shall conduct quarterly testing for
the urinary metabolites in wastewater treatment facility intakes and outflows
as described in this section. Tests conducted pursuant to this section must be
performed by an accredited or certified environmental testing laboratory.

(
B) The
department shall conduct testing for the following urinary metabolites in the
form of gluconates for the purpose of protecting water quality, assessing risks
to human health, evaluating impacts on aquatic life, and informing any
necessary remediation or wastewater treatment requirements:

(
1)
antimetabolites;

(
2)
prostaglandins and prostaglandin analogs; and

(
3)
antiprogestins.

(
C)
(
1) The department shall conduct the
testing at wastewater treatment facilities as follows:

(
a)
each wastewater treatment facility located within ten miles of a municipality
with a population of 250,000 or more; and

(
b)
at least ten wastewater treatment facilities located within ten miles of a
municipality:

(
i) with a population of 100,000 or
more but less than 250,000;

(
ii) with a population of 25,000 or
more but less than 100,000; and

(
iii) with a population of less
than 25,000.

(
2)
In selecting wastewater treatment facilities described in item (1)(b), the
department shall prioritize facilities that reasonably represent typical
wastewater systems of municipalities with those population categories.

(
D)
The department shall maintain detailed records of all testing conducted under
this section and publish the records on the department's internet website and
shall include with such publication a statement describing the public health or
environmental relevance of the levels detected under applicable federal or
state standards or departmental guidance. The records must include:

(
1)
the date on which each sample was collected;

(
2)
the location from which each sample was collected;

(
3)
the date on which each sample was tested for the presence of the urinary
metabolites listed in subsection (B); and

(
4)
the results of the test for each urinary metabolite listed in subsection (B) in
parts per trillion.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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