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Leading the Way: New EPA Rule Gives 10 Years to Replace Lead Drinking Water Service Lines

Under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) announced on Oct. 8, 2024, EPA has shifted its focus from addressing lead exceedances in drinking water to preventing lead in...more

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From Emerging Compounds to Forever Chemicals - Navigating Evolving Regulation of and Responsibility for PFAS in the Environment

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have become a focal point of regulatory scrutiny nationwide due to their persistent environmental presence and potential health risks. For businesses, navigating the evolving...more

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EPA Finalizes National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for Six PFAS

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On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final version of its long-awaited National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (Regulation) for six classes of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more

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EPA Finalizes Superfund and Drinking Water PFAS Rules

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized two of the most anticipated environmental regulations related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—known as PFAS—in the past two weeks: listing of PFOA and PFOS as...more

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PFAS Designated as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

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On April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of the long-awaited final rule designating two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as “hazardous substances” under the...more

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PFAS Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum Contaminant Levels Set

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Over the next five years, U.S. EPA hopes its new national drinking water standard will reduce per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) compounds in drinking water to almost zero as a way to prevent potential health risks...more

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PFAS MCL Summary

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On April 8, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan signed a final rule regulating six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The final rule,...more

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EPA’s Proposed Rules Would Severely Limit PFAS Levels Permissible in Drinking Water

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Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published new proposed rules under the Safe Drinking Water Act that will severely limit the levels of certain substances of a man-made family of chemicals,...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes National Drinking Water Standard for Six PFAS Compounds

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On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). PFAS are a category of...more

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How Low Did U.S. EPA Go--U.S. EPA Issues Its Long-Awaited Draft PFAS Drinking Water Standards

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Almost two years to the date after U.S. EPA issued its regulatory determination for contaminants on the forth Contaminant Candidate List, U.S. EPA has issued its draft rule setting drinking water limits for several PFAS...more

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U.S. EPA Adopts Expanded Definition of PFAS on Its Drinking Water Contaminants List

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On November 2, 2022, U.S. EPA released the pre-publication version of the fifth contaminant candidate list (CCL 5) containing 66 chemicals, 12 microbes, and three chemical groups (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),...more

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Previous Decision on RCRA Liability for Water Supplier

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On July 1, 2022 a panel of the Ninth Circuit issued a superseding opinion in California River Watch v. City of Vacaville, Appeal No. 20-16605, withdrawing its previous opinion in the same case and reaching the opposite...more

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EPA Plans to Improve Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule While Facing Legal Challenge from States

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EPA faces continuing pressure to improve the way it protects communities from lead in drinking water. One focus of the current EPA has been the Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule Revisions (“LCRR”), promulgated under the...more

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The $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Includes $10 Billion Towards Addressing PFAS in Drinking Water

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was recently signed into law, includes $10 billion in funding dedicated to addressing PFAS in drinking water. ...more

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Now is the Time to Evaluate PFAS Liability

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If your organization has not already started thinking about PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), there's no time like the present. PFAS refers to a family of man-made, environmentally persistent chemicals (often...more

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EPA Supplemental TSCA Analysis Spurs Renewed Discussion over 1,4-Dioxane Regulation

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The EPA’s supplemental analysis includes certain consumer exposures, as well as surface/ambient water exposures, to 1,4-dioxane. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an expanded risk evaluation for...more

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Perchlorate/Safe Drinking Water Act: Association of State Drinking Water Administrators Comments on Proposed MCL

The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (“ASDWA”) submitted August 26th comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (‘EPA”) on the agency’s proposed Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) regulation for...more

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EPA Proposes Perchlorate Rule After Years of Study

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• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a 171-page pre-publication version of its proposed perchlorate rule in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), just days before a court-ordered...more

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Proposed EDNY Consent Decree Mandates Upgrades to Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers Over the Next Thirty Years

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The Eastern District of New York filed a Safe Drinking Water Act complaint this week against the City of New York and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, seeking to require the City to cover the Hillview Reservoir...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Approval of Alternative Testing Methods to Measure Contaminants in Drinking Water/Safe...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in an October 12th Federal Register notice the approval of alternative testing methods for use in: measuring the levels of contaminants in drinking water;...more

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Into the Light or Fade to Black? EPA Administrator Pruitt’s Proposed Secret Science Rule

On April 30, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a controversial proposed rule seeking to restrict the types of scientific research and findings that the EPA can consider in...more

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