AWWA: EPA ‘should consider withdrawing’ proposed NPDWR for PFOA, PFOS

In public comments submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week, two water sector associations representing the drinking water sector offered strong recommendations to the agency's proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for PFAS.

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) and Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) both suggest EPA may have gone too far in the rulemaking released in March, with AWWA citing the proposed maximum contaminant levels and AMWA commenting on cost and compliance.