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Big news today from EPA on finalizing the PFAS Drinking Water Rule. Now, the hard work of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) members begins on implementation, with continued and additional funding and assistance for drinking water utilities. #drinkingwater #SDWA50 #PFAS

EPA finalized today a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation establishing legally enforceable levels, called Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs), for six PFAS in drinking water. Public water systems have five years (by 2029) to implement solutions that reduce these PFAS if monitoring shows that drinking water levels exceed these MCLs.

Huge news! EPA has released its much anticipated final Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) primary #drinkingwater regulations for six different #PFAS. Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) of 4.0 ppt for PFOA and PFOS. MCLs of 10 ppt for PFNA, PFHxS, and HFPD-DA (GenX chemicals). EPA has set the MCL at a Hazard Index of unitless "1" for mixtures containing at least two or more of PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, and PFBS. Public #watersystems will have three years to complete initial monitoring (by 2027), followed by ongoing compliance. #Water systems will also need to provide the public with information on the levels of these PFAS in their drinking water beginning in 2027. Public water systems have until 2029 to implement technologies to reduce these PFAS if monitoring shows that levels will exceed these MCLs. And beginning in 2029, public water systems that have PFAS levels exceeding one or more of the MCLs will need to take action to reduce those levels and provide notification to the public of the violation. The effective date of this final rule is 60 days from publication in the Federal Register. Our GableGotwals environmental team has been dealing with PFAS issues for years. Please let us know if we can assist in identifying and addressing potential PFAS risks in your operations. https://lnkd.in/gfCA4iC3

The EPA announced its final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six PFAS compounds on April 10. The rule determines legally enforceable levels, called Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs), for PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, and HFPO-DA as contaminants with individual MCLs, as well as PFAS mixtures consisting of at least two or more of PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, and PFBS using a Hazard Index MCL to address their combined and co-occurring levels in drinking water. The requirements of the final NPDWR: ?? Public water systems are required to monitor for these PFAS, complete the initial monitoring by 2027, and participate in ongoing compliance monitoring thereafter. Beginning in 2027, water systems must provide the public with details on the levels of the PFAS in their drinking water. ?? Public water systems have five years (by 2029) to take steps to reduce the PFAS if monitoring indicates that drinking water levels are higher than the MCLs. ?? Beginning in 2029, public water systems that have PFAS in drinking water that violates one or more of the MCLs are required to take steps to decrease PFAS levels in their drinking water and must notify the public of the violation. Learn more about the final rule: https://lnkd.in/gdKqXZUh #epa #environmentalcompliance #pfas #environmentalsafety #ehs #safetycompliance

“The science is clear: No amount of #PFAS in #water is safe. Today’s action addresses just six of thousands of these #toxicchemicals. The #EPA must regulate the entire class to remove all PFAS from our drinking water, ban the manufacture of nonessential PFAS, and hold #polluters accountable to pay to clean up their toxic mess. The brunt of the compliance costs must be borne by the PFAS polluters, so that households already struggling with unaffordable water bills are not stuck picking up the tab of corporate water pollution. “Corporate polluters long hid evidence of the toxicity of these chemicals, and they have spent millions of dollars lobbying against regulations that would protect people from this harm. Congress must reject corporate efforts to carve various polluters out of liability, and it must pass the PFAS Action Act to continue the work to address this toxic crisis.”

EPA has finalized its National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for 6 PFAS. Final enforceable levels (MCLs) are 4 PPT for PFOA and PFOS; 10 PPT for PFHxS, PFNA, and GenX Chemicals (HFPO-DA); Health Index 1 (unitless) for mixtures containing two or more. Final Rule Requirements to Public Water Systems, include: * Monitoring - 3 years to complete initial monitoring (2027), followed by ongoing compliance monitoring. * Notification - Information on the levels of PFAS in their drinking water must be provided to the public beginning in 2027. * Treatment - 5 years to implement solutions to reduce PFAS if monitoring shows that drinking water levels exceed MCLs (2029) and must provide notification to the public of the violation.

Some big news from EPA today--the agency has finalized its regulations of six PFAS in drinking water. These maximum contaminant levels create the first binding federal limits for these forever chemicals in drinking water. The limits in this rule are among the most strict drinking water limits ever adopted by EPA. This is a major milestone in PFAS. Check out this fantastic article from my colleagues Jessica Ferrell, Jeff Kray, and Kameron Schroeder on the rule content and implications: https://lnkd.in/gm_gNvkC

This article from The National Law Review summarizes the soon to be final PFAS Drinking Water Rule. The article is a quick read, and worth the time, but to my mind, the author's conclusory paragraph says it all: "The writing has been on the wall for the last 24 months with respect to companies needing to ensure that they are prepared for the day when the EPA has final PFAS drinking water standards to use for enforcement action, and the clock is moving into the eleventh hour in terms of time remaining to prepare. Companies absolutely must take steps to ensure that they understand both their current and legacy PFAS pollution risks, they must take a hard look at steps that can be taken today to minimize such risks and get ahead of enforcement action through pro-active actions on properties owned by the company, and they must understand the temperature of the state-level EPA arms in which properties or facilities with risk are situated – i.e., is the local EPA arm an aggressive enforcer? Not aggressive? Is PFAS their top priority? Is their focus elsewhere at the moment?" PFAS Drinking Water Rule Clears White House: Let the Litigation Begin https://lnkd.in/gQgaa9F7

Well, its a done deal. Few options left other than cleaning up PFAS in the US drinking water. Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for water systems in the U.S. The rule establishes legally enforceable Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for six PFAS in drinking water and a compliance deadline of 2029. Individual MCLs are implemented for PFOA and PFOS at 4 parts per trillion (ppt) while PFHxS, PFNA and HFPO-DA (GenX) are regulated at 10 ppt. The latter three MCLs are new additions to the proposed rule that the EPA announced in March 2023. However, they are not more stringent than the Hazard Index of 1.0 that the EPA had proposed, and the Hazard Index calculation will still be used for mixtures containing two or more of PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA and PFBS. Requirements: ?Water systems have three years to complete initial monitoring for these PFAS (by 2027),?followed by ongoing compliance monitoring. ?Beginning in 2027, water systems must provide the public with information on the levels of these PFAS in their drinking water. ?Public water systems have five years (by 2029) to implement solutions that reduce these PFAS. Call if you would like to learn more about how Aquatech is supporting compliance with this new law.

Although many entities have moved forward ahead of federal regulation, the finalization of MCLs for some PFAS provides certainty on what levels might be of concern. With the goalposts no longer moving, facility owners can proceed with characterization and risk/liability management decisions. But the real challenge for the industry and regulatory communities will be infusing a certain amount of pragmatism in the process. The reality is that it will be impossible to reduce PFOS/PFOA levels to these low standards in all aquifers everywhere. We need to prioritize actions for maximum risk reduction, and be realistic about what can be accomplished and where. This includes acceptance and application of PFAS Monitored Retention (PMR) and PFAS Enhanced Retention (PER) concepts as postulated by Chuck Newell.