In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
Chemicals & Emerging Contaminants
ECOS, ACWA, & ASDWA Joint Letter on Adding PFAS to TRI
ECOS, ACWA, and ASDWA commented on the U.S. EPA’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the addition of certain PFAS to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI).
Washington Pinpoints Priorities for Safer Products Effort
This week, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) and Washington Department of Health released for comment a draft report identifying nine consumer products for further evaluation and potential rulemaking under…
Kentucky Provides Compliance Assistance with Dry Cleaning Calendar
The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection has released the 2020-2021 Dry Cleaning Calendar to help facilities comply with environmental requirements. This calendar includes instructions and check lists to help dry…
Massachusetts Moves on PFAS Groundwater and Drinking Water Rules
This week, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) filed two rules related to PFAS: a final soil and groundwater cleanup rule and a draft drinking water rule. The first…
Michigan Begins Collecting PFAS-containing Firefighting Foam
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has launched a $1.4M program to collect PFAS-containing aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) from fire departments and commercial airports across…
Pennsylvania Pinpoints PFAS Challenges, Releases Sampling Results
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf last week released the state’s initial report and recommendations from its Action Team on PFAS, as well as results from the first round of water system…
Radon is on Utah’s Radar
The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is accepting submissions for its annual Radon Program Poster Contest. The contest, designed for children in grades 4-12, aims to raise awareness of…
Iowa Offers ‘Top Three’ Tips for Handling Fall Leaves
With autumn in full swing, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is urging the public not to send the precious nutrients in fallen leaves up in smoke. “Instead, put…
Michigan Moves Forward on Drinking Water Standards for PFAS
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced October 14 its decision to move forward with formal rulemaking on limits for certain PFAS compounds in drinking water.…
