Given the high public costs of the final rule, we can anticipate attempts to offset these expenses by reducing the presence of upstream PFAS contamination.Commentsfrom industry actors discussed the resounding implications MCLs will have on their businesses and usage of PFAS. Many industry actors reaff...
The final rule expands on the definition of PFAS in the proposed rule to include 41 additional PFAS that were identified as being of concern. EPA has determined that at least 1,462 PFAS that are known to have been made or used in the U.S. since 2011 will be subject to the final rule...
Notably, the EPA is not choosing to publish a comprehensive list of compounds subject to the final PFAS rule. Rather, the EPA opted for a “structural” definition of PFAS covered by the final rule and is estimating that at least 1,462 PFAS will be subject to regulation. Thus, regulated ...
EPA will be working closely with state co-regulators in supporting water systems and local officials to implement this rule. In the coming weeks, EPA will host a series of webinars to provide information to the public, communities, and water utilities about the ...
EPA says the cost for utilities of implementing its first-time drinking water rule for six PFAS could rise by 7 percent above its $1.5 billion annual cost estimate if they choose strict hazardous waste disposal methods for disposing of treatment residuals due to concerns that an upcoming Super...
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 ...
mandated by Congress and seen as a key element of EPA's PFAS strategy, with a slate of limited changes intended to balance stakeholders' concerns with the draft rule EPA proposed in 2021.The agency released its final Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8(a) reporting rule Sept. 28...
TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for PFAS “Final Rule” – UPDATED By: Victoria Cross on November 28th, 2023 November 2023 Update On November 6th, the EPA published TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Rule List of Chemicals regarding the reporting and recordkeeping ...
This rulemaking, EPA’s second final PFAS rule in as many weeks[2], falls against the backdrop of its broader whole-of-agency approach to address PFAS as set out in EPA’s October 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap. As part of its justification of the new designation, EPA states that the ...
EPA published a final rule that requires comprehensive reporting by manufacturers and importers of the more than 1,000 PFAS manufactured and imported in the United States since 2011.