Washington Order Seeks Strict PFAS Cleanup, Oversight At Army Site

Washington state regulators have issued a draft enforcement order to force the Army to clean up PFAS in private drinking water wells at the Yakima Training Center to strict state cleanup levels rather than a less stringent default level based on EPA’s outdated, 2016 health advisories -- and in order to ensure the cleanup receives state oversight. The move adds to the number of states pushing to require the military to abide by strict state per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...