the EPA announced nearly $1 billion in newly availablefundingin conjunction with the National Drinking Water Standard. This funding falls under the same $9 billion investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) aimed at assisting drinking water facilities reduce the presence of ...
drinking waterUS EPATo help protect people from harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and ensure access to clean drinking water, the US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized tough new limits for six PFAS in drinking water. The standard, announced April 10 , will "reduce ...
Mayors from cities around the country are reiterating their concerns to EPA that they will lack the funds to comply with an upcoming rule expected to strictly limit PFAS in drinking water, and argue that the agency should redirect its focus from water systems to instead aggressively stem the s...
EPA has set first-time enforceable limits for six PFAS in drinking water similar to strict limits it proposed last year while adopting new measures to ease compliance for water systems -- including extending the compliance window to five years -- and underscoring efforts to provide billions of ...
EPA proposes limits on PFAS in drinking water Chemical WeekRebecca Coons
EPA is taking a signature step to protect public health by establishing legally enforceable levels for several PFAS known to occur individually and as mixtures in drinking water. This rule sets limits for five individual PFAS: PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxS, and HFPO-DA ...
Massachusetts is establishing a drinking water limit of 20 ppt for six PFAS, combined. Final regulations are anticipated to be published in the...
The US Environmental Protection Agency issued two final rules in quick succession last week that set enforceable limits on per-and polyfluoro-alkyl substances (PFAs) in drinking water and will curtail air pollution at around 200 US plants that make, use, store or emit ethylene oxide (EO), ...
The establishment of enforceable PFAS MCLs is a monumental achievement that highlights the commitment to safeguarding public health through water treatment. By setting these standards, the EPA is taking decisive action to address the presence of PFAS in drinking water and expects this rule will pr...
(iii) drinking water guidelines and regulations over the last decade have called for much lower allowable levels of PFAS in drinking water in order to be protective of human health; currently, a Maximum Contaminant Limit (MCL) of 4 ng/L is set by the EPA for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS...