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The PFAS Problem: How Regulators Are Responding and What It Means for Drinking Water
Author(s) -
Stewart Andrew,
Morales Marshall,
Zaleski Joseph
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/awwa.1380
Subject(s) - business , safe drinking water act , agency (philosophy) , clean water act , enforcement , goodwill , risk analysis (engineering) , key (lock) , environmental planning , water infrastructure , environmental economics , environmental resource management , computer security , water quality , environmental science , computer science , water supply , environmental engineering , finance , political science , ecology , economics , philosophy , epistemology , law , biology
Key Takeaways Water system operators need to understand evolving initiatives and enforcement risks related to PFAS. Some steps the US Environmental Protection Agency might take to remediate PFAS contamination could have wide‐ranging consequences for public water delivery and treatment systems. Utilities can help themselves by keeping their compliance programs robust and building goodwill within their communities and with regulators at all levels.