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...
as well as groups of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) and cyanotoxins, along with scores of other individual chemicals, on the latest iteration of its periodic Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) list of candidates for future regulations. EPA’s proposed contaminant candidate list 5 (...
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...
especially those living near facilities with high accident rates. The proposed rule, entitled the “Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule,” would strengthen the existing program and includes new safeguards that have not been addressed...
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 also cites the epidemiological and animal toxicological studies relied upon by EPA both for its recently finalized National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for six PFAS (including PFOA and PFOS), as well as in its 2022 proposed rule under CERCLA.[8] EPA also considered both qualitative and...
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose new limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water this year. KFF Health NewsAug. 10, 2022 Supreme Court Issues Blow to EPA In West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority limited the agency’s ...
The EPA's proposed drinking water limits for two PFAS can be introduced in the first trial in a multidistrict lawsuit in which thousands of parties seek to recoup damages allegedly caused by companies making the chemicals or products with them. The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed limits...
An enforceable limit on a combination of PFNA, PFHXs, PFBS, and GenX chemicals: The proposed rule would place limits on any mixture containing one or more of PFNA, PFHxS, PFBS, and/or GenX chemicals. According to EPA, for these PFAS, water systems would use an approach ca...
In response to the growing concerns surrounding PFAS, the EPA has proposed a comprehensive rule that aims to limit the production, importation, and use of PFAS compounds. This rule seeks to protect human health and the environment by minimizing exposure to these harmful chemicals. Under the ...