Sources Doubt EPA Vows To Issue PFAS Drinking Water Rule This Year

EPA Administrator Michael Regan is reiterating the Biden administration’s pledge to finalize Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) limits for six PFAS by the end of the year, though observers say that timeline is highly unlikely as the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has yet to begin formal review the final rule. A state source is “hearing both end of the year and January” for a final rule but says “neither is likely,” in part because the rule...