PFAS Water Rule Publication Triggers Deadline For Filing Legal Challenges

EPA’s landmark final rule setting enforceable limits for six PFAS in drinking water is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register April 26, setting off a 45-day window to file suit challenging the regulation with industry and water utilities possibly among the litigants that will seek to overturn or weaken the rule. EPA unveiled the rule April 10 , establishing enforceable individual maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for five per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and applying a novel dose-additivity...