North Carolina Panel Urged To Adopt Enforceable PFAS Groundwater Limits

Members of North Carolina’s environmental regulatory oversight panel are recommending that the full commission approve proposed enforceable groundwater standards for three PFAS, potentially finalizing a long-stalled effort from state regulators to enhance such protections, though the proposal was significantly narrowed in the review process. The Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will meet Sept. 11 to deliberate on the proposed groundwater standards for three per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) -- perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid...