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On November 16, the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (“EQB”) voted to approve the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (“PADEP”) proposed rule to set binding regulatory standards, known as maximum contaminant…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania EQB Approves PFOA and PFOS Limits in Drinking Water

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…
Continue Reading New Pennsylvania DEP PFOA and PFOS Cleanup Standards are Now Effective

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…
Continue Reading PA Independent Regulatory Review Commission Approves Rulemaking with PFOA and PFOS Cleanup Standards

The process to revise regulations in Pennsylvania is often long and involved, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PADEP) revision to its Act 2 Chapter 250 regulations to incorporate…
Continue Reading New Pennsylvania PFOS and PFOA Cleanup Standards Reach Final Major Regulatory Hurdle

At its July 29, 2021 meeting, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“Department”)’s Public Water System Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Board voted to recommend that the Department proceed with a…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Moves One Step Closer to Issuance of Drinking Water Standards for PFOA and PFOS

Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) published for public comment its proposed update to the Chapter 250 regulations under the “Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards…
Continue Reading PFAS in Pennsylvania: HSCA “Hazardous Substances” vs. Act 2 “Regulated Substances”