From the WEF SmartBrief Newsletter, March 14, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a regulation that would require public water systems to track per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, notify the public when PFAS and PFOA are present in water and take action to remove the chemicals if contamination exceeds 4 parts per trillion. The agency also wants to regulate four other PFAS as mixtures.
To learn more about this proposed EPA regulation, click here.
Water Environment Federation (WEF) response: The EPA on Tuesday proposed a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation to establish legally enforceable Maximum Contamination Levels for six PFAS in drinking water. “Putting forward regulations like this helps to ensure public health; that is the core mission of everyone in the water sector,” said WEF Executive Director Walt Marlowe. “As a community, we have a responsibility to engage with this rulemaking procedure to ensure that all decisions are based on sound science and do not overlook unintended consequences that could come along with these limits.”
To learn more about the WEF’s response to the proposed EPA regulation, click here.
An Update from December 2022 on “Forever Chemicals”.
The EPA and the water and wastewater industries are struggling with the PFAS and PFOS compounds, now referred to as forever chemicals. Dealing with these chemicals will be very costly.
To read the EPA’s letter regarding PFAS, click here.
Discover WEF Executive Director Walt Marlowe’s take on the subject by clicking here.