States Raise Suite Of Concerns Over PFAS Water Rule Implementation

State regulators are raising funding and other concerns about implementing EPA’s just-finalized PFAS drinking water standard, even while some are explicitly supporting the limits for six PFAS, noting the increased workload the new rule will bring to states and competing priorities for other drinking water requirements. The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA), which represents state drinking water regulators, says in an April 10 statement that it supports EPA’s drinking water standards for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),...