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Storage Tanks That Contain PFOA And PFOS Must Now Be Registered In Pennsylvania

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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) published guidance regarding registering and permitting storage tanks that contain perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”). This...more

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PADEP Proposes Key PFAS Amendments to Act 2 Regulations

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On March 12, 2024, the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) approved the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PADEP) proposal to amend the Land Recycling and Remediation Standards Act regulations...more

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EPA Announces $75 Million to Pennsylvania to Address PFAS/Emerging Contaminants and Proposed PFOA and PFOS Drinking Water...

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On February 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced $75 million in funding under the Infrastructure Law to go to Pennsylvania to address PFAS and other emerging contaminants in drinking water....more

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Pennsylvania’s PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Level Rule is Now Final and Effective

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Pennsylvania’s new “Safe Drinking Water PFAS MCL Rule” became effective on January 14, 2023, upon the publication of the new regulations in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. As discussed in a previous post, this rulemaking...more

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Pennsylvania PFOA/PFOS MCL Regulations Advance to Final Step

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On November 17, 2022, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (“IRRC”) approved the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board’s (“EQB”) new safe drinking water maximum contaminant levels (“MCLs”) for perfluorooctanoic...more

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Pennsylvania DEP Opens Public Comment on PFOA-PFOS MCL

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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) has opened up a public comment process on its proposed regulations to set maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for two PFAS substances, PFOA and PFOS, in drinking...more

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New Pennsylvania PFOS And PFOA Cleanup Standards Reach Final Major Regulatory Hurdle

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The process to revise regulations in Pennsylvania is often long and involved, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (PADEP) revision to its Act 2 Chapter 250 regulations to incorporate cleanup...more

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Pennsylvania Moves One Step Closer To Issuance Of Drinking Water Standards For PFOA And PFOS

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At its July 29, 2021 meeting, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“Department”)’s Public Water System Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Board voted to recommend that the Department proceed with a draft...more

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Surface Water Data In Pennsylvania Identifies PFAS in Multiple Locations Statewide

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The march toward regulation of PFAS in Pennsylvania continues (see our recent post on statewide public water system sampling results), with the release of final data from sampling conducted in September 2019 of surface waters...more

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Pennsylvania Reports The Results Of The Second Round Of Statewide PFAS Sampling

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On March 12, 2021 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) announced the results of the second round of testing public water systems for PFAS. PFAS were not detected in 65% of the 114 water systems...more

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