ECOS submitted these comments on the EPA’s preliminary regulatory determinations on the fourth drinking water Contaminant Candidate List.
Chemicals & Emerging Contaminants
Massachusetts to Fund System Improvements to Reduce PFAS in Drinking Water
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has announced a new $2 million grant program for communities to fund the design and planning of treatment systems that protect drinking water…
Texas Adjusts Exposure Limit for Medical Equipment Sterilizer Ethylene Oxide
On the heels of extensive study, public input, and peer review, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on May 15 finalized its updated safe exposure level (ESL) for ethylene-oxide,…
Minnesota Enforces Safer Sales of Children’s Toys
Minnesota’s Chemicals in Products Interagency Team (CPIT), comprised of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDC), has completed testing and…
Wisconsin Features Interview with the Daughter of Earth Day Founder
In celebration of 50 years since the launch of Earth Day, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is featuring an interview with Tia Nelson, the daughter of the late Senator…
New Jersey Sets Stringent Limits for PFOA, PFOS in Drinking Water
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has approved maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) of 14 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFOA and 13 ppt for PFOS in drinking water.…
Georgia and U.S. EPA Work to Address Ethylene Oxide and Get Equipment Sterilized
This week, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) reached an agreement with two companies to reopen medical sterilization facilities. Last year, after the U.S. EPA released new information about the…
Michigan PFAS Standards Could be Set by Late Spring
The Michigan Environmental Rules Review Committee recently approved new proposed rules limiting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in Michigan drinking water. The proposal would target reductions in exposure to…
Ohio Starts PFAS Sampling, Implements Interactive Dashboard
On February 27, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) announced it had begun collecting samples from the state’s 1,500 public water systems to test for certain PFAS in drinking…
ECOS & ASDWA Letter on National Emerging Contaminants Research Initiative
This ECOS-ASDWA joint letter to the Office of Science and Technology Policy expresses state environmental and health agency interest in engaging in the Office’s National Emerging Contaminants Research Initiative.
