PFAS

EU Releases Proposal to Ban Use of PFAS

EU Releases Proposal to Ban Use of PFAS

On February 7, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released a proposal to restrict the use of nearly 10,000 per- and...

ASDWA, ACWA, ECOS, and ASTSWMO Submit Joint Comments to EPA on Changes to EPCRA PFAS Reporting Requirements and Supplier Notifications for Chemicals of Special Concern

ASDWA, ACWA, ECOS, and ASTSWMO Submit Joint Comments to EPA on Changes to EPCRA PFAS Reporting Requirements and Supplier Notifications for Chemicals of Special Concern

On February 3, ASDWA, the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA), the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), and the...

New Proposed Rule from EPA Aims to Prevent Companies from Manufacturing or Using Inactive PFAS Without EPA Review

New Proposed Rule from EPA Aims to Prevent Companies from Manufacturing or Using Inactive PFAS Without EPA Review

On January 26, EPA released a proposed Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) that would prevent companies from starting or resuming...

EPA Releases Wastewater Plan for Regulations and a Study to Address PFAS and Nutrients

EPA Releases Wastewater Plan for Regulations and a Study to Address PFAS and Nutrients

EPA has released Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15, that outlines how the Agency will use Clean Water Act provisions to develop...

DoD Releases Revised Military Spec for PFAS-Free Firefighting Foam

DoD Releases Revised Military Spec for PFAS-Free Firefighting Foam

On January 12, the Defense Department (DoD) released the revised military specification that covers the use of fluorine-free (PFAS) fire...

Pennsylvania Sets New Drinking Water Standards for PFAS

Pennsylvania Sets New Drinking Water Standards for PFAS

On January 14, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) adopted new drinking water regulations for two per- and polyfluoroalkyl...

New ECOS PFAS Website with Searchable Database of Resources

New ECOS PFAS Website with Searchable Database of Resources

The Environmental Council of States (ECOS) has launched a newly updated PFAS web page to better spotlight resources and information....

EPA Releases Draft National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024–2027

EPA Releases Draft National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024–2027

Today EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) released draft National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECI), previously known as...

EPA Releases List of Laboratories Approved by EPA for UCMR5 as Testing Begins Nationwide

EPA Releases List of Laboratories Approved by EPA for UCMR5 as Testing Begins Nationwide

Testing under the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) began on January 1. UCMR 5 requires public water systems...

EPA PFAS Analytic Mapping Tools Website and Webinar

EPA PFAS Analytic Mapping Tools Website and Webinar

EPA has released the new “PFAS Analytic Tools” web page that provides information about where PFAS has been found across...

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