Earlier this summer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its draft fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5) and accompanying technical support document.
By way of background, contaminants listed
Continue Reading EPA Finalizes its Fifth Contaminant Candidate ListNew York’s drinking water standards for emerging contaminants are among the most stringent in the country, including standards issued in 2020 for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)
Continue Reading New York State Proposes to Establish Drinking Water Maximum Contaminant Levels for Four Additional PFASWe previously reported an expected timeline for promulgation of Delaware’s maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) that was generally in line with the
Continue Reading Update: A New Expected Timeline for Implementation of Delaware’s PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant LevelsAs explained in a previous post, Delaware’s Division of Public Health (the “Division”) and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) have been tasked with establishing maximum contaminant
Continue Reading An Expected Timeline of Delaware’s Maximum Contaminant Levels for PFOA and PFOS
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recently published in the federal register its Request for Information to all interested parties to ultimately “identify data gaps in
Continue Reading White House Office Calls for Information to Identify Data Gaps in PFAS Research and DevelopmentOn February 23, 2021, Plaintiffs Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) and Oconomowos dry cleaner sued Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) seeking declaratory relief and an order to
Continue Reading Outcome of PFAS Decision Remains Uncertain in the Midst of StayEarlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the federal register its notice of availability to comment on its Draft Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for
States Continue to Implement Take-Back Programs for Aqueous Film Forming Foam
This summer, Indiana joins a handful of states that have implemented “take-back” programs to collect and dispose of aqueous
Continue Reading States Continue to Implement Take-Back Programs for Aqueous Film Forming Foam
On October 20, 2021, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law House Bill 8, which is enacted as Delaware’s Drinking Water Protection Act (29 Del. C. §§ 8090-8094).
The
Continue Reading Delaware’s Maximum Contaminant Levels for PFOA and PFOS Expected by this Summer
Researchers from RTI International (Research Triangle Institute), the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Temple University, and Brown University are seeking 1,000 adults and 300 children to participate in a per- and
Continue Reading PFAS Exposure Study Seeks Voluntary Participants from Bucks and Montgomery Counties