Pennsylvania’s new “Safe Drinking Water PFAS MCL Rule” became effective on January 14, 2023, upon the publication of the new regulations in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. As discussed in a
Continue Reading Pennsylvania’s PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Level Rule is Now Final and EffectivePennsylvania PFOA/PFOS MCL Regulations Advance to Final Step
On November 17, 2022, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (“IRRC”) approved the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board’s (“EQB”) new safe drinking water maximum contaminant levels (“MCLs”) for perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”)
Continue Reading Pennsylvania PFOA/PFOS MCL Regulations Advance to Final StepEPA Proposes Designation of PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances under CERCLA
On September 6, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register its proposal to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), including their salts and structural
Continue Reading EPA Proposes Designation of PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances under CERCLAHow to Respond to an EPA or PADEP PFAS Information Request
As part of its “PFAS Strategic Roadmap,” EPA has stated that it intends to designate PFOA and PFOS as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Responses, Compensation, and
Continue Reading How to Respond to an EPA or PADEP PFAS Information RequestEPA Issues New Drinking Water Health Advisory Levels for PFOA, PFOS, PFBS, and GenX
EPA Issues New Drinking Water Health Advisory Levels for PFOA, PFOS, PFBS, and GenX
On June 15, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its issuance of lifetime
Continue Reading EPA Issues New Drinking Water Health Advisory Levels for PFOA, PFOS, PFBS, and GenXEPA Announces Plan to Propose Removal of De Minimis TRI Reporting Exemption for PFAS in Summer 2022
On March 3, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its 2020 Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) National Analysis report. EPA’s report analyzes the most recent Toxic Release Inventory (“TRI”)
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EPA Publishes UCMR 5 Rule to Require Sampling and Monitoring of 29 PFAS
The federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires that once every five years, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publish a list of unregulated contaminants to be monitored by
Continue Reading EPA Publishes UCMR 5 Rule to Require Sampling and Monitoring of 29 PFAS
New Pennsylvania DEP PFOA and PFOS Cleanup Standards are Now Effective
New Pennsylvania Department of Environmental of Protection (“PADEP”) regulations that include new cleanup standards for three per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on Saturday, November
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EPA Publishes Draft PFAS Analytical Method for Array of Environmental Media
This past August, EPA published Draft Method 1633 – Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”) in Aqueous, Solid, Biosolids, and Tissue Samples by LC-MS/MS. Once, finalized, this single
Continue Reading EPA Publishes Draft PFAS Analytical Method for Array of Environmental Media
PA Independent Regulatory Review Commission Approves Rulemaking with PFOA and PFOS Cleanup Standards
On September 23, 2021, the Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) approved a final form rulemaking that revises the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PADEP) regulations that implement that
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