How to Ensure Accuracy in Detecting Contaminants
By Theresa Bellish Worldwide, water utility managers must constantly pivot as external factors affect our water sources. Emerging contaminants like…
PFAS
EPA finalizes rule to require PFAS reporting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule in September that it said will provide the agency, its partners…
EPA releases initial nationwide monitoring data on 29 PFAS and lithium
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this month released the first set of data collected under the fifth Unregulated Contaminant…
California attorney general leads coalition opposing 3M PFAS settlement
California Attorney General Rob Bonta last week, leading a bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general, announced the state’s opposition to a proposed class action…
EPA takes action to prevent unsafe, new PFAS from entering the market
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced its framework for addressing new and new uses of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)….
USGS study estimates 45% of U.S. tap water contains PFAS
According to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), at least 45 percent of the nation’s tap water…
3M to pay at least $10.3 billion as major PFAS settlement reached
Chemical manufacturing company 3M announced it has agreed to pay at least $10.3 billion in lawsuit settlements over contamination of…
AWWA: EPA ‘should consider withdrawing’ proposed NPDWR for PFOA, PFOS
In public comments submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week, two water sector associations representing the drinking…
Maine water district to tackle PFAS in wastewater biosolids
The Portland Water District (PWD) in Portland, Maine, is exploring options for an advanced regional facility to treat PFAS-contaminated biosolids….
PFAS in the Crosshairs
Examining EPA’s Proposed Maximum Contaminant Levels for ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water In the world of water utility finance, it’s…