DOI, USDA Drinking Water Testing Shows Limited PFAS Detections

The Interior and Agriculture departments have found only limited exceedances of EPA’s first-time PFAS drinking water standards in early testing of water systems operated by the two departments, although the testing is still ongoing, federal officials told state waste regulators recently. The test results suggest that the two largest federal land management agencies face relatively limited potential liability complying with EPA’s drinking water standards, though they may still face additional cleanup liability addressing PFAS releases at Superfund and other waste...