EPA finalizes drinking water standards for PFAS
EPA finalizes drinking water standard for PFAS after a decade of advocacy by U.S Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.
After a decade of advocacy, U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand said the EPA has finalized the first-ever national drinking water standards for PFAS.
Several of our local communities have dealt with pollution from this chemical in drinking water, including Hoosick Falls and Averill Park.
The final rule establishes legally enforceable limits, called maximum containment levels for PFAS in drinking water.