As discussed in a recent Client Alert, companies doing business in Maine are facing a fast-approaching January 1, 2023 deadline to begin reporting the use of PFAS. Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (“MDEP”) is also facing the pressure of the impending deadline, reporting to companies that it does not expect to implement rules or the submission platform for reporting PFAS until early in the second quarter of 2023. While MDEP’s difficulties launching its reporting platform will not obviate companies’ need to begin reporting on January 1, the agency has indicated that it will issue extensions but can only do so on an individual-company basis (as opposed to blanket requests). So while substantial uncertainty exists, the PFAS Task Force here at King & Spalding has been helping clients prepare extension requests and evaluate reporting obligations. We are happy to counsel our readers further—just reach out!
