The long-awaited National Primary Drinking Water Regulation setting Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) and MCL Goals for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds in drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act was finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on A...
On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)announcedthat it will propose the first-ever national drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the latest action under EPA’sPFAS Strategic Roadmap. The proposed National Primary ...
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. The EPA estimate...
“Drinking water contaminated with PFAS has plagued communities across this country for too long,” said EPA AdministratorMichael Reganin a written statement. “Today, I am proud to finalize this critical piece of our [PFAS] Roadmap, and in doing so, save thousands of liv...
breakthroughs in wastewater treatment,” said Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox. “This plan illustrates one way that EPA is following science to better protect public health and the environment. Importantly and for the first time, EPA is committing to limit PFAS in wastewater discharges....
One industry lawyer believes EPA will offer details of its PFAS roadmap shortly before a Senate hearing next week, with a likely emphasis on water measures, particularly those under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
“This roadmap commits the EPA to quickly setting enforceable drinking water limits for these chemicals as well as giving stronger tools to communities to protect people’s health and the environment,” said North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. “As we continue partnering with t...
Many of you know that part of the world was the tinderbox for the firestorm of concern over PFAS. As I've said many times, EPA deserves a lot of credit for the pace at which it has implemented its PFAS road map. One of the things EPA has done along the way, last Ju...
By 2023, the roadmap aims to set a final rule for PFOS and PFOA regulation in drinking water and will designate two compounds as hazardous substances. That same year, the Agency intends to provide updated research on the available methods for disposing of or destroying PFAS through landfills, ...
PFAS chemicals in drinking water within a 3-mile radius of the Cordova facility. Given the unique circumstances affecting this community, including more than five decades of PFAS discharges and the many types of PFAS chemicals found, EPA has concluded that the situation constitutes an imminent and...