Despite this influx of funding, the mounting costs of compliance to address PFAS contamination have spurred concern among public water facilities. Although the EPA estimated the annual costs will total $1.5 billion in their comments on the proposed rule, one trade association shared astudythat projec...
The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators called the proposal “a step in the right direction” but said compliance will be challenging. Despite available federal money, “significant rate increases will be required for most of the systems” that must remove PFAS, the group said Tuesday...
The regulation represents a new era for public health and drinking water. The Biden administration has also proposed new rules that would force utilities to remove harmful lead pipes. It’s part of their overall goal to making tap water safer. Utilities are alarmed at these new requirements...
Agency researchers have improved air pollution monitoring, found high levels of PFAS in drinking water sources, provided flood prevention resources and made more information available on chemical safety.EPAs possible plans to lay off as many as 1,155 staffers in the office as much as three-fourt...
In March, the EPA also proposed for the first time a set of national standards for some per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS), known as "forever chemicals" because of the significant amount of time it takes for them to break down. In July, astudy foundalmost half of the United State...
Over the last year, the EPA says it reviewed extensive research and science on how PFAS affects public health, while engaging with the water sector and state regulators to ensure effective implementation. The agency also considered 120,000 comments on the proposed rule from a wide variety of ...
EPA’s landmark proposal to consider regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water as a class is drawing widespread concern -- even from groups that support the class-based approach -- due to what utilities, states, environmenta
EPA is issuing this rule after reviewing extensive research and science on how PFAS affects public health, while engaging with the water sector and with state regulators to ensure effective implementation. EPA also considered 120,000 comments on the proposed rule from a...
using rather broad language. This means the currently constrained actions are not all-encompassing of the activities that should trigger a PFAS compound to be added to the TRI list. Instead, any action that has produced a "finalized" toxicity value is further described in the proposed rule...
Drinking water utilities are providing a mixed reaction to EPA’s proposed rule to require utilities to monitor for 29 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and lithium, concurring with some of the proposal’s provisions but raising concerns about others such as data collection efforts they...