Water Utilities Suggest Novel Approach To Narrow CERCLA PFAS Designation

Citing major deficiencies in EPA’s proposal to designate two PFAS as Superfund hazardous substances, water utilities are suggesting the agency instead explore other regulatory options, including a novel approach to narrow the designation to certain types of PFAS waste streams in order to limit liability to only significant sources of releases. EPA’s proposed rule to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) -- the two most-studied per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) -- as hazardous substances under the Superfund...