PFAS

New EPA WaterTA Assistance for PFAS and Emerging Contaminants in Small and Disadvantaged Water Systems

New EPA WaterTA Assistance for PFAS and Emerging Contaminants in Small and Disadvantaged Water Systems

On November 20, EPA announced a new “Tackling Emerging Contaminants” initiative as part of the Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA) program. The...

EPA Releases Updated 2023 PFAS TRI Data

EPA Releases Updated 2023 PFAS TRI Data

EPA has released updated Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data that includes reporting on PFAS. The updated data show that during...

USGS Publishes PFAS Groundwater Contamination Report and Map

USGS Publishes PFAS Groundwater Contamination Report and Map

On October 24, 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey published a report and map sharing the findings of a study using...

EPA Publishes Final PFAS Aquatic Life Criteria and Benchmarks

EPA Publishes Final PFAS Aquatic Life Criteria and Benchmarks

On October 7, EPA published final Clean Water Act (CWA) aquatic life criteria and benchmarks for ten PFAS compounds. States...

Successful ASDWA and EPA Drinking Water Workshop Held This Week

Successful ASDWA and EPA Drinking Water Workshop Held This Week

ASDWA and EPA co-hosted the 21st Annual Drinking Water Workshop this week in Cincinnati, Ohio entitled, “Small System Challenges and...

Arizona Publishes Decision Trees for Drinking Water Utility PFAS Mitigation

Arizona Publishes Decision Trees for Drinking Water Utility PFAS Mitigation

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has published a document entitled, “Decision Trees for PFAS Mitigation Selection in Drinking Water.”...

August 5th Source Water Collaborative Webinar on Clean Water Act Permitting Guide for Protecting Drinking Water Sources

August 5th Source Water Collaborative Webinar on Clean Water Act Permitting Guide for Protecting Drinking Water Sources

On August 5, 2024 from 2:00 – 3:15 pm (eastern time), the Source Water Collaborative (SWC) will host a webinar...

EPA Adds PFAS to Clean Water Act Fish Consumption Monitoring Recommendations

EPA Adds PFAS to Clean Water Act Fish Consumption Monitoring Recommendations

On July 11, EPA released updated recommendations that add PFAS to the list of contaminants that states, Tribes, and territories...

Multiple Lawsuits Filed Against EPA for Final PFAS Drinking Water Rule

Multiple Lawsuits Filed Against EPA for Final PFAS Drinking Water Rule

Three petitions for lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit against EPA for...

Editorial Correction to Final PFAS Rule Published in Federal Register

Editorial Correction to Final PFAS Rule Published in Federal Register

On June 25, EPA published a new Federal Register Notice with a “PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR); Correction.” The...

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