State Regulators Float Plan To Bolster Oversight Of Water Contaminants

State regulators are outlining ways for state and federal agencies to better manage contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in all aspects of the water cycle, spurred in part by concerns over the time it takes to develop drinking water standards and the lack of coordination among state and federal entities, as evidenced in a patchwork of standards for perfluorinated compounds. A new report from the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) and the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA)...