Post Tagged with: "PFAS"

EPA: Court should vacate portion of PFAS rule

EPA: Court should vacate portion of PFAS rule

Legal Corner, Water Management September 15, 2025 at 9:45 am

American Water Works Association (AWWA) CEO David LaFrance and Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) CEO Tom Dobbins released the following statement on Sept. 12 regarding EPA’s request to the U.S. Court of Appeals to vacate the regulations and regulatory determinations for six PFAS (individuallyRead More

Planning for PFAS: Compliance Challenges Ahead

Planning for PFAS: Compliance Challenges Ahead

Water Management September 10, 2025 at 9:55 am

As municipal water systems across the United States confront new PFAS regulations, utilities face a complex mix of technical, financial and operational decisions. We caught up with Sarah Johnson, vice president of engineering at AqueoUS Vets® who shared some practical insights on PFAS treatment designRead More

Legal Corner: PFAS Legal Update – What Water Systems Need to Know

Legal Corner: PFAS Legal Update – What Water Systems Need to Know

Legal Corner, Public Utility Finance, Water Management September 1, 2025 at 3:15 pm

If you haven’t heard, there’s still a lot going on with regulatory and legal action related to PFAS and other “forever chemicals.” To get an update, we sat down with Ken Sansone, senior partner at SL Environmental Law Group, to discuss recent activity. Sansone focusesRead More

Modeling the Future of Federal Mandates: Smarter Financial Planning for PFAS & LCRI Implementation

Modeling the Future of Federal Mandates: Smarter Financial Planning for PFAS & LCRI Implementation

Advertorial, Water Finance July 1, 2025 at 8:49 am

Water utilities are entering a new financial era—one defined by urgency, and regulatory demands that need confident and informed decisions. With the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) mandating full lead service line replacement by 2034, and new enforceable PFAS standards requiring treatment systemsRead More

In Conversation: The Contractor Perspective

In Conversation: The Contractor Perspective

Water Management June 25, 2025 at 10:20 am

Water Finance & Management recently caught up with Matt Reaves, President of Pipe Operations at Garney Construction, to chat about a few frequently discussed topics in the industry – from the contractor point-of-view. As one of the largest contractors for water projects in the UnitedRead More

EPA to keep current regulations for PFAS; proposes deadline extension

EPA to keep current regulations for PFAS; proposes deadline extension

Washington Report, Water Management May 19, 2025 at 7:05 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will keep the current National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), which set nationwide limits for these “forever chemicals” in drinking water. The agency is committed to addressing PFOA andRead More

Zeldin outlines new EPA actions to combat PFAS

Zeldin outlines new EPA actions to combat PFAS

Washington Report, Water Management May 5, 2025 at 7:15 am

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin recently provided some details on upcoming agency action to address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Zeldin announced a long list that included, in part, the designation of an agency lead for PFAS, the creation of effluent limitationsRead More

Stantec to design largest PFAS treatment system in Northwestern U.S.

Stantec to design largest PFAS treatment system in Northwestern U.S.

Water Management May 2, 2025 at 10:16 am

The City of Vancouver, Washington, has selected Stantec to design a treatment system to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from a high-volume water station — with the goal of providing cleaner, more reliable drinking water for the community. Stantec will also provide engineering servicesRead More

PFAS Removal in Minnesota

PFAS Removal in Minnesota

Water Management February 27, 2025 at 9:34 am

Twin Cities Area System Eliminates PFAS from Well Water Using Granular Activated Carbon By Robert Bergsgaard Located in the Twin Cities metro area, the City of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, needed to increase the capacity of its drinking water system to meet the demands of increasingRead More

Water sector lauds bipartisan PFAS legislation

Water sector lauds bipartisan PFAS legislation

Washington Report, Water Finance, Water Management February 17, 2025 at 11:45 am

The Water Coalition Against PFAS, a coalition of water sector associations whose membership represents all facets of clean and safe water delivery, is strongly supporting the reintroduction legislation that would protect utilities and ratepayers from having to bear the costs of PFAS cleanup. The Water SystemsRead More