Water System Security

Important WATER Security ISSUES
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  • Biden-Harris Administration Proposes First-Ever National Standard to Protect Communities from PFAS in Drinking Water

    Biden-Harris Administration Proposes First-Ever National Standard to Protect Communities from PFAS in Drinking Water March 14, 2023 Contact Information EPA Press Office ([email protected]) WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it is proposing the first-ever national drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the latest action under President Biden’s plan to combat PFAS…

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  • US EPA proposes PFAS MCLs today

    See https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas There is a pre-publication version on this webpage along with a table of the proposed MCL values. On March 14, 2023, EPA announced the proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six PFAS including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA, commonly known as GenX…

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  • Important Information…RULES AND REGULATIONS Title 25—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD [ 25 PA. CODE CH. 109 ] Safe Drinking Water PFAS MCL Rule; Correction

    Source: Pennsylvania Bulletin, 2/18/2023 RULES AND REGULATIONS Title 25—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD [ 25 PA. CODE CH. 109 ] Safe Drinking Water PFAS MCL Rule; Correction [53 Pa. B. 943][Saturday, February 18, 2023]  An error occurred in the final-form rulemaking published at 53 Pa. B. 333 (January 14, 2023). Ellipses were inadvertently omitted in § 109.1003(b)(5)(i)—(v) (relating…

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