Environmental Groups Back North Carolina Interim Groundwater Limits

Environmental groups are strongly supporting North Carolina’s plan to adopt interim groundwater limits for eight PFAS immediately, following a regulatory oversight panel’s decision to require the state to pursue more permanent standards for only three PFAS, but industry groups are raising concerns about whether the interim limits can be met. Strong interim maximum allowable concentrations (IMACs) “will help protect North Carolinians who rely on groundwater by establishing a clear threshold above which the state deems long term consumption of each...