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EPA Announces Proposed Regulatory Determinations for the Fifth Contaminant Candidate List

EPA Announces Proposed Regulatory Determinations for the Fifth Contaminant Candidate List on January 7, 2025, EPA released preliminary determinations for contaminants on the Fifth Contaminant Candidate List, a mechanism under the Safe Drinking Water Act to evaluate drinking water contaminants for potential nationwide regulation. The contaminants that EPA analyzed under the Fifth Contaminant Candidate List were [...]

U.S. EPA Finalizes New PFAS and Toxic Chemical Testing Rules for Manufacturers

EPA Reforms New Chemicals Review Process to Better Protect Public Health, Promote Efficiency and Consistency Final amendments will ensure that new PFAS and persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals are subject to safety review process prior to manufacture On December 4, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized amendments to the regulations that govern the [...]

2023 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Annual Report

EPA has released its 2023 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) annual report. The annual report highlights key programmatic and financial information including the amount of loans and assistance provided to communities, set-asides totals, savings to the communities amongst other information from FY 2023 and throughout the history of the program. Case studies are highlighted at [...]

Manufacturers Challenge Infeasible, Costly Water Standard

Manufacturers Challenge Infeasible, Costly Water Standard The NAM Legal Center and ACC File Suit to Block the Rule Washington, D.C. – Today, June 11, 2024, the National Association of Manufacturers, joined by the American Chemistry Council, filed a petition in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule setting individual standards for [...]