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As the EPA’s proposed MCLs for PFAS get closer to approval, many municipalities are wondering how this will affect their budgets and public trust in their drinking water systems.
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How to alleviate taxpayers' burden of treating PFAS-contaminated water (Page 10)
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Many agencies are taking steps to address PFAS contamination, with cleanup costs expected to rise as more regulators set removal requirements. The article looks at strategies to alleviate taxpayers’ burden of treating PFAS contaminated water. (Page 19)
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Water utilities have been paying the price for cleaning up contaminants originating outside the treatment facilities, the article explains how to find the source and secure compensation.
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Due to the widespread use of PFAS in commercial and consumer products, PFAS tends to concentrate in wastewater streams, making wastewater treatment plants potential avenues of PFAS contamination and the next focus of federal regulations.
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Settlements are the beginning of recovering PFAS cleanup costs. The article shares considerations for water systems regarding the 3M and Dupont proposed class-action settlements.
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The city of Deer Park has detected a steady level of PFAS in its drinking water over the past two decades and plans to sue to recover future remediation costs.
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Hundreds of Washington state drinking-water utilities could be eligible for a piece of more than $10 billion as part of a tentative settlement with chemical and manufacturing giant 3M for its role in “forever chemicals” contaminating drinking water across the nation.
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3M proposes up to $12.5 billion to resolve lawsuits over drinking water contaminated by PFAS.
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Upon court approval, public water systems can access funds from this settlement for PFAS treatment equipment over 13 years.
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