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The EPA limited PFAS in drinking water. Now, Ohio water districts must become compliant with federal law. U.S. EPA limits toxic chemicals in drinking water, 23 years after Rob Bilott raised the alarm
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is a United States law, passed by the 94th United States Congress in 1976 and administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that regulates chemicals not regulated by other U.S. federal statutes, [1] including chemicals already in commerce and the introduction of new chemicals.
The EPA estimated that 6% to 10% of the country’s public water systems — 4,100 to 6,700 systems in total — will need to make changes to meet the new federal limits.
Despite the nearly 15,000 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) known, the EPA singled out six in the first-ever federal limits for these chemicals in drinking water. PFAS, dubbed "forever ...
This is the list of extremely hazardous substances defined in Section 302 of the U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (42 U.S.C. § 11002). The list can be found as an appendix to 40 CFR 355. [1] Updates as of 2006 can be seen on the Federal Register, 71 FR 47121 (August 16, 2006). [2]
Point source water pollution is largely regulated through the Clean Water Act, which gives the EPA the authority to set limits on the acceptable amount of pollutants that can be discharged into waters of the United States. The 1972 law also created federal authority for a permit system—NPDES—to enforce the pollution standards.
The EPA said that many dry cleaners have already started to make the transition to other chemicals and that using PCE in “newly acquired dry-cleaning machines” would be banned after six months ...
They’ve said the EPA’s $1.5 billion annual cost estimate is too low, water bills for consumers will go up and the health benefits of the rule aren’t big enough, especially at low PFAS ...