EPA Official Raises Concern Over PFAS MCL As States Back Standard

STOWE, VT -- Even as he claimed not to be signaling how the agency may proceed, a top EPA water official is raising concerns about whether the agency should develop a federally-enforceable standard targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a ubiquitous class of drinking water contaminants, that many states continue to seek. During the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) Fall Meeting here Peter Grevatt, director of EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, who is leading agency efforts...