PFAS Central: The Latest News

Posted by Tori Morgan on Monday, June 10, 2024

Updated: 6/10/2024 

Information about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is everywhere – in the news, on social media, coming from regulators – and it’s hard to stay current, let alone separate the facts from opinions.

To help you stay up-to-date on the ever-evolving topic of PFAS, we distilled the critical information you need to know and organized it by industry. We'll continually add and update as PFAS-related news changes.

Finding the Facts

The referenced sources for the facts on our downloads are listed below. And if you geek out like I do over this topic, these make for some great reading to better understand PFAS and the PFAS cycle.

Understanding the Cycle

1. Wastewater Digest: The Surprising Places PFAS Are Being Found - December 2021
2. EPA Technical Fact Sheet: Drinking Water Health Advisories for Four PFAS - June 2022: Provides the statistic that approximately 80% of PFAS entering our bodies comes from environmental sources, and 20% comes from drinking water.
3. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) PFAS Action Team Initial Report - 2019: History of PFAS in PA and info about the Cycle, precursor to the PA DEP Testing Report
4. PA DEP website page on PFAS – for the latest state updates

PFAS in Water

• 2024-05-31
• PA DEP PFAS Operator Manual
• PA DEP PFAS Public Notification Certification Template
• PA DEP Tier 2 Public Notification Templates
• EPA Hazard Index
• PA DEP PFAS MCL Rule Q&A
• 2023-08-14
• 1. PA DEP PFAS Testing in PA - 2019 to 2021: Note the laboratory reporting limits for all 18 PFAS were from 1.7 to 4.0 ppt. All sampling results sorted by county are available HERE.
• 2. PA DEP PFAS MCL Rule: Limits & Testing Requirements - January 23, 2023
  
• 3. EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) - March 14, 2023: PROPOSED Limits & Testing Requirements

PFAS in Wastewater

• EPA Memo: Addressing PFAS Discharges in NPDES Permits and Through the Pretreatment Program and Monitoring Programs (Dec. 5, 2022)
• EPA FAQ About PFAS Testing Methods for NPDES Permits
• EPA Key EPA Actions to Address PFAS

PFAS in Industry

• EPA TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Rule
• EPA PFOA and PFOS Addition to CERCLA
• EPA CERCLA PFAS Enforcement Discretion Policy
• EPA CWA Analytical Methods for Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS)
  
• EPA Addressing PFAS Discharges in NPDES Permits and Through the Pretreatment Program and Monitoring Programs (Dec. 5, 2022)
  

PFAS in Biosolids

• 2024-06-10
• EPA Q&A - Designation of PFOA/PFOS as Hazardous Substances under CERCLA
• EPA Proposed Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Regulations
• EPA Interim PFOA/PFOS Disposal Guidance
• ME DEP Sludge Land Application
• Pilot Study: Pyrolysis Processing of PFAS-Impacted Biosolids
• 2024-01-23
• Federal Register: Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
  
• EPA Risk Assessment of Pollutants in Biosolids
  
• EPA Landfills Effluent Guidelines
  
• CERCLA Limiting Liability Letter Example (April 28, 2022)
  

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