The march toward regulation of PFAS in Pennsylvania continues (see our recent post on statewide public water system sampling results), with the release of final data from sampling conducted in
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Pennsylvania Reports the Results of the Second Round of Statewide PFAS Sampling
On March 12, 2021 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) announced the results of the second round of testing public water systems for PFAS. PFAS were not detected in
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EPA Takes Two More Steps Down the Long and Winding Road to National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for PFAS
In the March 3, 2021 Federal Register, EPA issued its final regulatory determinations for substances on the fourth Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (“CCL 4”). Under the federal Safe Drinking
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NJDEP Issues Final Rule Regulating PFOA and PFOS
On June 1, 2020, NJDEP published its final rule (52 N.J.R. 1165(b)) setting drinking water standards, also known as maximum contaminant levels or “MCLs,” and final groundwater standards for the
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SCREENING LEVELS VS. HEALTH ADVISORY LEVELS
On December 20, 2019, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Interim Recommendations for Addressing Groundwater Contaminated with Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) under federal cleanup
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Dover Air Force Base Installs House Water Filtration Systems to Address PFAS Exceedances in Groundwater
Dover Air Force Base (DAFB) installed house water filtration systems at four off-base properties in Dover, Delaware. The wells supplying water to those properties were found to have levels of
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Illinois Initiates PFAS Sampling Process and Releases Draft Amendments to Groundwater Standards for PFAS
In 2019, the Attorney General of Illinois joined in a letter with 22 other states in urging Congress to address the public health threat associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
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EPA Releases 2019 Year in Review, Including Summary of PFAS Actions
Earlier this year, the EPA put out its annual Year in Review, summarizing its major accomplishments for 2019 across the full breadth of the agency’s program activities. With respect
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