At the beginning of the month, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Chris Pappas announced a plan to introduce the Clean Water Standards for PFAS 2.0 Act. The law would set deadlines for the EPA to develop water quality criteria and limits on industrial PFAS discharges into water and water treatment plants (in according with the EPA’s PFAS Roadmap).

Rep. Pappas stated: “No industry should be given a free pass to poison our water, and no family should ever have to wonder whether their drinking water is safe when they turn on the tap. The Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act will finally take action to hold polluters accountable, establish proactive limits for PFAS, set water quality criteria, and support communities with contaminated water. I am proud to re-introduce this legislation today, and will keep fighting to protect our water until it is enacted into law.”