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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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3M proposes up to $12.5 billion to resolve lawsuits over drinking water contaminated by PFAS.
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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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Upon court approval, public water systems can access funds from this settlement for PFAS treatment equipment over 13 years.
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In an interview with Municipal Sewer & Water, Ken Sansone of SL Environmental Law Group talks about PFAS, the lawsuit, its potential impact and more.
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This expansive lawsuit is shedding light on what industry knew, and when, about the dangers of a class of chemicals used since the 1940s that are now linked to a host of serious health and environmental risks.
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As water providers across the nation test for PFAS substances and discover widespread contamination, the demand for treatment technologies and infrastructure upgrades is likely to rise. Who should be responsible for the cleanup?
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