Support the 2025 Water Safety Act
Our state's waterways are under threat from dangerous chemicals and Senate Bill 666 (the 2025 Water Safety Act) is our chance to protect them. This critical legislation needs your voice of support NOW.
This bill (SB666) will provide funds for PFAS mitigation and research. It will also direct the Commission for Public Health to adopt standards for PFAS in drinking water and to adopt discharge limits for significant industrial users and publicly-owned treatment facilities that discharge directly into surface waters.
The 2025 Water Safety Act has sponsors from both parties, showing that clean water isn't a partisan issue—it's a human right. Senators Michael Lee (R), Val Applewhite (D), and Danny Britt (R) have all recognized the importance of addressing this crisis.
Why This Bill Matters
PFAS chemicals, often called "forever chemicals," are contaminating our drinking water. These substances don't break down naturally and have been linked to serious health issues including cancer, reproductive problems and immune system damage. Right now, many North Carolina families are drinking water containing these harmful substances without even knowing it.
The 2025 Water Safety Act would:
Establish the PFAS Mitigation Fund to support detecting, reducing, and preventing exposure to these chemicals
Set maximum limits for PFAS chemicals in drinking water
Create discharge limits for industrial polluters
Appropriate $14 million for vital scientific research
Hold corporate polluters accountable rather than pushing costs onto taxpayers
Currently, the cost of filtering these dangerous chemicals falls on public water systems—meaning YOU pay for pollution through higher water rates (OWASA is raising their rate by 7% this year and has annual increases of 3-8% planned out for each year through 2035). SB666 will shift the responsibility for cleaning up our drinking water back where it belongs: on the companies responsible for the contamination.
What You Can Do Today
Call Graig Meyer (Orange County), Natalie Murdock (Chatham County) or Amy Galey (Alamance County) TODAY and urge them to support Senate Bill 666
Tell them clean drinking water is non-negotiable for North Carolina families
Share your personal story about why clean water matters to you
Ask them to advocate publicly for this bill
Remind them that protecting our water protects our health, economy, and future
(adapted from the Haw River Assembly, https://www.hawriver.org/news/support-the-2025-water-safety-act-sb666)