House Lawmakers Seek Water Utililty CERCLA Waiver Ahead Of PFAS Rule

With the Senate deadlocked, two House lawmakers -- one Republican, one Democrat -- have introduced legislation to protect water utilities from Superfund liability for PFAS contamination ahead of an imminent EPA rule that is expected to list the two most-studied PFAS as “hazardous substances,” a measure that is driving calls for such liability protections. Reps. John Curtis (R-UT) and Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez (D-WA) announced April 16 they introduced H.R. 7944 , “Water Systems PFAS Liability Protections Act,” April 11. The bill...