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PUC and commissioners say EPA PFAS rule will raise treatment costs; smaller systems face hardest burden
Summary
Commissioners told the Appropriations Committee that EPA’s PFAS drinking‑water rule will require substantial treatment investments and that while larger investor‑owned utilities can finance upgrades, smaller systems may struggle; PUC pointed to PennVest loans and pending litigation against chemical manufacturers as partial mitigations.
Commissioner John Coleman told lawmakers that EPA’s drinking‑water regulation for PFAS (per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances) will translate into large treatment investments for water systems and that smaller utilities may face the heaviest burden.
Coleman said larger investor‑owned water companies estimate hundreds of millions of dollars in capital spending to comply; he cited one large company estimating a $250 million…
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