The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) published guidance regarding registering and permitting storage tanks that contain perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”). This change comes in light of a
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PADEP Proposes Key PFAS Amendments to Act 2 Regulations
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On March 12, 2024, the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) approved the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PADEP) proposal to amend the Land Recycling and Remediation Standards Act regulations…
Continue Reading PADEP Proposes Key PFAS Amendments to Act 2 RegulationsUpdate on U.S. EPA’s Proposed Rule to Designate PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA
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We have been closely monitoring the progress of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed rule to designate perfluorooctanic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (“PFOS”), two per- and…
Continue Reading Update on U.S. EPA’s Proposed Rule to Designate PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances Under CERCLAEPA Revises Schedule for Anticipated CERCLA PFOA and PFOS Hazardous Substance Designation
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In September 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”), including their salts and structural isomers, as hazardous substances…
Continue Reading EPA Revises Schedule for Anticipated CERCLA PFOA and PFOS Hazardous Substance DesignationEPA Receives Thousands of Comments On its Proposed PFAS Maximum Contaminant Levels
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As discussed in a previous post, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation to establish maximum contaminant levels for six different PFAS…
Continue Reading EPA Receives Thousands of Comments On its Proposed PFAS Maximum Contaminant LevelsEPA Requests Comments on Whether to Add More PFAS as “Hazardous Substances” under CERCLA
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On April 13, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) in the Federal Register that requested comments on whether EPA…
Continue Reading EPA Requests Comments on Whether to Add More PFAS as “Hazardous Substances” under CERCLAEPA Proposes Maximum Contaminant Levels for Six PFAS Compounds
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On March 14, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six PFAS. The public comment period will be open…
Continue Reading EPA Proposes Maximum Contaminant Levels for Six PFAS CompoundsPennsylvania’s PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Level Rule is Now Final and Effective
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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
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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
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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 CERCLA