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Senate hearing: witnesses outline costs and trade-offs of PFAS treatment and lead service line removal
Summary
Witnesses and senators discussed PFAS treatment options, waste-handling challenges, and the high cost of lead service line replacement. State and utility representatives urged balanced, phased approaches, source-based PFAS controls and protections for small systems.
Senators and witnesses at the EPW hearing discussed how to prioritize and pay for removal of PFAS and lead from drinking water, the technical limits and costs of treatment, and regulatory and liability concerns.
Eric Oswald, director of the Michigan drinking water program and president of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA), said states have been testing for PFAS for years and urged a balanced approach to addressing detections. He described options in sequence: change source water, pursue regional hookups where feasible, and then install treatment. On technology he said, "We…
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