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DEQ reports high compliance on lead service‑line inventories, outlines PFAS testing and challenges on 401 jurisdiction
Summary
DEQ said nearly all public water systems met federal inventory deadlines for lead service lines, described statewide PFAS testing and funding, and said Wyoming is litigating EPA over 401 jurisdiction in Yellowstone National Park.
Department of Environmental Quality Director Todd Parfitt and Water Quality Administrator Jennifer Zingmitt briefed the committee on water‑quality priorities including lead service‑line inventories, PFAS testing and Clean Water Act 401 certification jurisdiction.
Lead service lines: Zingmitt said communities completed inventories required by the federal lead and copper rule by the October deadline and that DEQ has recorded about 525 identified lead service lines so far. She said a substantial universe of unknown service lines remains; communities must now verify unknowns to determine which lines require replacement and…
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