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MassDEP: New PFAS listings change how facilities must report under TURA
Summary
MassDEP staff outlined changes for Toxics Use Reduction Act reporting for reporting year 2024 including recent PFAS additions moved from TRI to TURA lists, lower de minimis thresholds for some chemicals and new reporting timelines; DEP emphasized use of updated guidance in the reporting appendices.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection officials told attendees at a Terra reporting spring training that recent additions of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to the federal Toxics Release Inventory and to Massachusetts’ Toxics Use Reduction Act chemical lists require different reporting approaches this year.
The new federal TRI listings mean some PFAS must be reported individually at the TRI threshold and, for several chemicals, are now or soon will be reportable under TURA at a 100‑pound threshold. "TRI PFAS are no longer eligible for the de minimis exemption because EPA has designated them as chemicals of special concern," Lynn Kane, MassDEP TURRA program, said during the webinar.
Why it matters: PFAS reporting thresholds and category assignments determine whether facilities must submit a full TURA report, whether fees apply, and whether firms must list chemicals individually rather than under the TURA “certain PFAS — not otherwise…
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