Drinking Water Regulations News Features
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New Jersey Adopts Stricter PFAS Limits For Drinking Water
6/9/2020
One of the most highly populated states in the country will be adopting stricter standards to limit the presence of a particularly pervasive class of drinking water contaminant.
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EPA Decides Perchlorate Regulation Isn’t Necessary
5/27/2020
The U.S. EPA has opted not to impose regulations on perchlorate, a toxic chemical that has been found to contaminate drinking water, has been linked to adverse health effects in infants, and had appeared close to receiving regulatory limits.
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White House Steps In To Weaken EPA PFAS Regulation
5/5/2020
The White House has reportedly taken steps to diminish a rule proposed by the U.S. EPA to curb the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), one of the country’s most prevalent and contentious drinking water contaminants.
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NJDEP Approves Much Stronger PFAS Limits Than EPA
4/15/2020
In a move that may set new precedent for water treatment operations around the country, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has pushed to step up regulation around one of the country’s most insidious contaminants.
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Critics Argue New York’s New Water Regulations Would Threaten Consumer Health
2/18/2020
New York State is dealing with its fair share of drinking water quality issues, including ongoing 1,4-dioxane contamination, problems with lead-based infrastructure, and concerns over per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). So, state officials are working to put new rules in place that will keep chemicals out of the public drinking water supply.
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Tucson Wants To Alter Consent Order That Could Force It To Serve PFAS Water
1/29/2020
Throughout the country, drinking water treatment operations are doing their best to avoid supplying consumers with water contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — so called “forever chemicals” that have leached into supplies from industrial sources and have been tied to long-term health issues.
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Fluoride Lawsuit May Have Major Implications For Drinking Water Utilities
12/3/2019
The addition of fluoride to drinking water has been standard practice in the U.S. for decades, introduced as a method for improving dental health. But for nearly as long, coalitions opposed to the practice have fought against it, arguing that water fluoridation is linked to adverse health effects.
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House Committee Advances Sweeping PFAS Regulation
11/25/2019
As communities across the country struggle with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination in their drinking water, the highest offices in the U.S. government appear to be taking action.
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EPA Releases Review Protocol For PFAS
11/19/2019
Contamination of drinking water from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may be the nation’s most pressing drinking water quality issue. With many calling for the expedited banning and removal of PFAS in water sources, a new U.S. EPA procedure to better assess them may be a concrete step in that direction.
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Senate May Abandon PFAS Amendment
11/13/2019
After reports seemed to indicate that the U.S. Senate would compel the U.S. EPA to take stronger action against the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water, things may have changed.