NYC Council · Int 1454-2025 · Filed (End of Session)

Testing and remediating PFAS chemicals in firehouse drinking water.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Nov 12, 2025

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to testing and remediating PFAS chemicals in firehouse drinking water” Read the full text

Fire and Emergency Management

What it does

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or “PFAS,” are chemicals associated with increased risks of adverse health effects. This bill would require the fire department, in conjunction with the department of environmental protection, to test drinking water from all fixtures used for drinking water in firehouses to determine the levels of PFAS chemicals present. If elevated levels of PFAS chemicals are detected, the fire department would be responsible for remediation. The commissioner of the fire department would also be required to report the results of the PFAS testing and remediation.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.