The last few weeks have been very busy for the PFAS team here at Pace®. Typically, I cover both federal and state PFAS action in our monthly newsletter. However, with the publication of the Spring Unified Agenda, there is so much activity at the federal level I decided to make that our sole focus in this […]
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As the Pace® Program Manager for Environmental Compliance, I am often asked what PFAS regulatory actions our clients can expect from U.S. EPA. The Spring 2025 Unified Agenda released by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is a good place to begin to answer this question. As expected, several of the agenda items in the
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The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) was added as an amendment to the Clean Water Act in 1972. Although PFAS testing is not yet mandated nationwide through the NPDES program, the U.S. EPA released guidance to the states in late 2022, recommending that state administrators consider adding PFAS in wastewater (and later stormwater and
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Happy New Year everyone! December was a busy month at the U.S. EPA as they worked to issue a few remaining draft proposals and finalize one outstanding action before the end of the year. Amendments to TSCA for Review of New PFAS Finalized On December 4, the U.S. EPA announced that it had finalized amendments to
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With only a couple of months left in the year, time is winding down for the U.S. EPA’s 2021-2024 PFAS Strategic Roadmap. There are still a few significant actions they could take, but for the most part, recent actions seem to be geared toward “setting the stage” for 2025 and beyond. This month, we highlight
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The U.S. EPA recently proposed an Information Collection Rule (ICR) focused on PFAS in wastewater influent, effluent, and biosolids. This post will cover the critical highlights for Pace® customers. For a deeper dive, you can watch the webinar on-demand. Watch: US EPA Information Collection Rule (ICR) Proposal for PFAS and NPDES What Are PFAS? Per-
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Here’s What You Need to Know About PFAS Some Pace® customers are very familiar with a class of emerging contaminants called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Others soon will be thanks to a plethora of new and existing state and federal programs designed to mitigate the negative impact of these compounds on human health and the
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