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State pauses surface‑water PFAS rule; advances groundwater standards and sets interim limits
Summary
DEQ told the Science Advisory Board it will rework surface‑water PFAS rule proposals after the Environmental Management Commission asked for more federal input and a source‑reduction approach; groundwater standards for PFOA, PFOS and GenX are proceeding with public comment and director‑level interim limits in place for eight PFAS.
The Department of Environmental Quality told the Science Advisory Board that it will revise proposed surface‑water PFAS standards after the Environmental Management Commission (EMC) declined to advance the package and asked DEQ to gather additional federal input and consider a source‑reduction strategy.
Assistant Secretary Sushma Masamore said the department’s broader PFAS action strategy includes a comprehensive multimedia sampling effort and monitoring of public water systems prioritized as likely to exceed newly finalized EPA MCLs. “Based on that assessment work … about 20% of all the systems that are out there … have the potential to be exceeding the…
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