The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has launched a new interactive algal bloom dashboard to help make water quality information more readily available and understandable to the public. The…
Chemicals & Emerging Contaminants
Pennsylvania to Begin Statewide Sampling for PFAS
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) this month will begin its statewide sampling plan to identify PFAS-contaminated drinking water supplies. The sampling plan will test water from more than…
California Bans Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) on May 10 banned the pesticide Chlorpyrifos, known on the market as Lorsban. Chlorpyrifos is used on a wide variety of crops as a…
Iowa Streamlines Asbestos Requirements Amid Floods While Maintaining Health Protection
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reports that it is providing flexibility on some asbestos requirements while still protecting public health in areas damaged by recent floods. Working with…
ECOS, ACWA, ASDWA, & ASTSWMO Joint Letter on U.S. EPA’s PFAS Action Plan
This joint letter provides the state associations’ comments and feedback on U.S. EPA’s PFAS Action Plan.
Maine to Require PFAS Testing for Sludge Used in Land Application
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection this week announced that it will require PFAS testing of all sludge material licensed for land application. Spreading sludge as a soil abatement has…
New Jersey PFAS Orders Companies to Testing and Treatment of PFAS Waters
This week, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a statewide directive on PFAS against five of the chemical manufacturers: Dupont, Chemours, 3M, Solvay, and Dow Chemical. The…
California Issues First-of-its-Kind PFAS Action
Last week, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Resources Control Board made two major announcements regarding PFAS: California will not yet initiate steps to promulgate Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) for…
New Jersey Sets New Interim Groundwater Quality Standards for PFOA and PFOS
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has established new interim specific groundwater quality standards for PFOA and PFOS. The interim specific groundwater quality standard for both of these…
New Mexico Seeks to Compel Air Force to Address PFAS
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and New Mexico Office of the Attorney General filed suit March 5 against the U.S. Air Force to compel the military to address PFAS…
