The foregoing patchwork approach has resulted in a wide range of concentrations for state-based PFAS drinking water standards or guidelines, ranging from 2 ppt (Connecticut "action level") to 400,000 ppt (Michigan enforceable standard) for certain compounds. Now that the EPA has finalized MCLs fo...
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The EPA has announced the first-ever national drinking water standard for certain PFAS substances as well as a $1 billion investment to address PFAS in drinking water. April 12, 2024Alert On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced its highly anticipated...
While theintroduction of PFAS MCLs is a positive development for public health, it also comes with significant implementation challenges and costs, particularly for publicDrinking WaterUtilities. These entities, who are passive receivers of PFAS contamination, will bear the burden of implementing trea...
The White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) has begun review of EPA's much-anticipated, first-ever rule to set enforceable Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) limits for PFAS, expected to cover six of the chemicals, although it is questionable whether OMB can complete its review in ...
Public water systems must inform the public of the level of PFAS measured in their drinking water. Where PFAS is found at levels that exceed these standards, systems must implement solutions to reduce PFAS in their drinking water within five years, according to the new rule. ...
More details about the final PFAS drinking water standards: For PFOA and PFOS, EPA is setting a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal, a non-enforceable health-based goal, at zero. This reflects the latest science showing that there is no level of exposure to these con...
Public water systems would be required take actions to reduce the levels of these PFAS in drinking water if they exceed the proposed regulatory standards. EPA states that “[t]his could include removing these chemicals through various types of treatment or switching to an alternative ...
EPA is offering more detail on how it may broaden a much-anticipated primary drinking water regulation beyond just the two-most studied per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), with a water official saying the agency is considering whether to also regulate PFAS that might be co-removed durin...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the first-ever While the EPA has only put strict limits on si PFAS based on a loto scientific evidence, thousands more are still in the enviroment. The hope is that limits on PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, in drinking water. ...