PFAS Contamination: Federal and State Regulatory Update, Scientific Developments

Description

In recent years, the U.S. EPA and the Biden administration have issued numerous new regulations of PFAS under CERCLA, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, and other environmental statutes; and states have also stepped up their PFAS regulation.

Most recently, the U.S. EPA has issued a groundbreaking rule regulating the level of certain PFAS in drinking water and an expansive rule requiring PFAS reporting under the TSCA. The U.S. EPA has also recently designated PFOS and PFOA as hazardous substances under CERCLA. State regulators also continue to impose new drinking water limits, cleanup standards, and testing requirements for PFAS. And there is no indication that the federal and state rulemaking is going to slow down.

Listen as our authoritative panel examines the evolving federal and state regulatory landscape for PFAS. The group will discuss current scientific data on PFAS, including a review of the basis on which regulatory standards are developed, opportunities and challenges to determining the source of PFAS contamination (forensic analysis), business sectors, and regions where PFAS is or may soon be a regulatory focus, and new regulations and ongoing litigation. The panel will also offer insight into the legal risks facing companies using and discharging PFAS in manufacturing, companies distributing or selling products containing PFAS, and companies and municipalities responding to PFAS contamination in groundwater, drinking water, and waste.