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Vermont DEC details PFAS testing, tightens biosolids rules and product bans
Summary
State environmental staff outlined findings that PFAS are detectable across Vermont wastewater plants and in private wells, described a 2024 interim biosolids strategy limiting land application, and previewed phased product bans and container restrictions to reduce sources.
Matt, a staff member in the Waste Management Prevention Division at the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, told a committee the state has found PFAS in every wastewater treatment facility it has tested and is moving to tighten controls on biosolids and consumer products.
Matt said DEC tested wastewater plants statewide and found "detectable levels of PFAS in it. There is no wastewater treatment facility that does not have PFAS," and reported average influent of about 26 parts per trillion and average effluent of about 68 parts per trillion. He said drinking water has been the division's primary regulatory focus and that Vermont has adopted numeric standards aligned with 2024 EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) guidance for the small set of PFAS…
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