PFAS Regulatory Update: EPA Issues Updated Drinking Water Health Advisories
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The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on behalf of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) entered into a January 16th Consent Decree (“CD”) with the operators of the Oasis Mobile Home Park (“Park”) for...more
A group of 18 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in American Water Works Association v. EPA (No. 24-1188) supporting the EPA’s defense of its Final Rule establishing...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed September 20th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) addressing Tennessee River Investors (“TRI”) alleging violation of the Tennessee...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) issued an August 8th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) to Gemini Marine, LLC d/b/a Polestar Marina (“Polestar”) addressing alleged violations of the regulations...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an August 12th report titled: State Program Deficiencies and Inadequate EPA Oversight of State Enforcement Contributed...more
Effective as of yesterday, July 8, 2024, two widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) are deemed hazardous substances under the Comprehensive...more
Companies in a wide range of industries are subject to the oversight of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA enforces numerous environmental laws, environmental regulations, and executive orders to...more
The Environmental Protection Agency earlier this week issued an enforcement alert, explaining cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities to community drinking water systems (CWSs) and actions needed by these systems in order...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on May 15th a final rule that would revise the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) Consumer Confidence Report Rule (“CCRR”). Consumer Confidence Reports are...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an April 15th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Peters Hollow Water System, Inc. (“Peters Hollow”). See Case No. DWS23-0189. The...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule on Sept. 6, 2022, to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), along with their structural isomers, as hazardous...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Thompson Hollow Farms, LLC (“Thompson”) entered into a December 11th Administrative Order on Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of the Missouri Drinking...more
The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (“ASDWA”) issued a December 2023 report titled: Hidden Consequences – How Congressionally Directed Spending Impacts State Drinking Water Programs (“Report”)...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an August 11th proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to West Point Utility District (“West Point”) alleging violations of the Tennessee...more
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (“AUSA”) entered into Consent Decree and Judgment (“Decree”) with the County of Suffolk, New York, and the following: Suffolk County Department of Parks and...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a June 7th proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Metro Moore County Utility Department (“Moore”) addressing alleged violations of the...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Imperial Irrigation District (“IID”) entered into an April 11th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water...more
EPA is proposing nationally uniform and federally enforceable limits on six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water for the first time. This marks a key milestone in EPA's PFAS roadmap and establishes an...more
As expected, as part of the implementation of its 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new rule to establish Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum Contaminant Levels...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2022 advanced many of its regulatory priorities laid out in its October 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap across multiple regulatory programs. Below are some of the highlights, many...more
California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Health & Safety Code § 25249.5 et seq.) (“Prop 65”) is a California law that prohibits any person in the course of doing business from “knowingly and...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Red Lane Domestic Water, Inc. (“Red Lane”) entered into a March 24th Consent Agreement (“CA”) to address alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act...more
Emphasis on Environmental Justice and Climate Change - The EPA's draft Strategic Plan provides the key to understanding the agency's priority goals and initiatives, including Climate Change and Environmental Justice...more
A key component of a company’s risk management function is to keep a close eye on new and developing sources of liability and to put in place appropriate insurance to respond in the event those liabilities ripen. In recent...more
In recent months, EPA has taken significant regulatory steps to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a large group of so-called "forever chemicals" used in consumer products and industrial processes that are...more