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Biden-Harris Administration Proposes First-Ever National Standard to Protect Communities from PFAS in Drinking Water March 14, 2023 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting nominations for chemicals, microbes, or other substances that are not currently regulated in drinking water for the Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6). EPA uses the CCL to identify priority contaminants for future regulatory decision making (i.e., Regulatory Determination Process) and information collection (e.g., Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring […]