State officials say federal PFAS settlements will cover small share of local water projects

Attorney General’s Office assistant Oliver Larson told the House Capital Investment Committee on April 8 that the multi‑state federal litigation over PFAS, which includes a South Carolina court settlement, has moved into a claims‑administration phase and that initial distributions to local water systems are unlikely before 2026.

Larson said the two national settlements by 3M and DuPont together made roughly $12 billion to $13 billion available to water systems but that the distribution will be spread over roughly 10 years and administered by a claims administrator. "There's gonna be a pool of money that's gonna be paid out over about 10 years," he said. He added communities could use an online estimator at the time of opting in but cautioned the figures were estimates.

Why it matters: county and municipal officials attending the committee are seeking…