EPA Plans To Gather PFAS Data From Hundreds Of Water Treatment Plants

EPA is planning to gather data from hundreds of publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) on PFAS discharges from thousands of upstream industrial facilities as well as on the presence of the chemicals in POTW influent, effluent and sewage sludge, a move that will lay the groundwork for possible first-time Clean Water Act limits for a range of sectors and sources. The agency unveiled the effort in a March 26 Federal Register notice asking for feedback on a planned information...