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What is PFAS in drinking water? What can you do about it? Read our latest guide for helpful tips: https://zurl.co/rst0

Important Update on Drinking Water Standards: Earlier this year the EPA announced finalized drinking water standards for six individual PFAS "forever chemicals." This development marks a significant advancement in ensuring the safety and quality of our water supply. At A Better Filter, we are committed to providing top-quality water filters to help businesses and individuals stay compliant with these new standards and ensure clean, safe water. Learn more about these critical changes and their impact here: https://lnkd.in/g6na9YD6 Stay informed and prioritize your water safety with A Better Filter. 💧 #CleanWater #WaterSafety #PFAS #WaterStandards #ABetterFilter

Today, the Biden administration passed the first national drinking water limit rule on toxic PFAS >> https://cnn.it/4cNwJlH. For water providers, this signals a new era for how they must install and operate the technologies that can filter out forever chemicals. The good news is that Crystal IS has been tracking this ruling for over a year, and we've detailed exactly what these new regulations mean and how combination technologies can help ensure safe drinking water:  https://bit.ly/4aCyi4a 

Some big news from EPA today--the agency has finalized its regulations of six PFAS in drinking water. These maximum contaminant levels create the first binding federal limits for these forever chemicals in drinking water. The limits in this rule are among the most strict drinking water limits ever adopted by EPA. This is a major milestone in PFAS. Check out this fantastic article from my colleagues Jessica Ferrell, Jeff Kray, and Kameron Schroeder on the rule content and implications: https://lnkd.in/gm_gNvkC

The safety and quality of drinking water in the United States has improved since the Safe Drinking Water Act was established in 1974, but there are still concerns about the presence of contaminants such as toxic chemicals, heavy metals, bacteria, and PFAS. Individuals need to test their water and take action to clean it up if necessary, to ensure better, safer drinking water. See what you need to know in the link below. #cleandrinkingwater #waterpurity  

The EPA has just unveiled a regulation to safeguard our drinking water from PFAS, commonly known as "forever chemicals." Setting strict limits on six key PFAS compounds, this move aims to protect us and future generations from their adverse effects. This is a monumental step forward, as these chemicals are known for their persistence in the environment and potential health risks. Public water systems and local agencies have a clear mandate to start initial monitoring within three years, ensuring safer drinking water for all by 2029. #EPA #PFAS #DrinkingWaterRegulation  

“The science is clear: No amount of #PFAS in #water is safe. Today’s action addresses just six of thousands of these #toxicchemicals. The #EPA must regulate the entire class to remove all PFAS from our drinking water, ban the manufacture of nonessential PFAS, and hold #polluters accountable to pay to clean up their toxic mess. The brunt of the compliance costs must be borne by the PFAS polluters, so that households already struggling with unaffordable water bills are not stuck picking up the tab of corporate water pollution. “Corporate polluters long hid evidence of the toxicity of these chemicals, and they have spent millions of dollars lobbying against regulations that would protect people from this harm. Congress must reject corporate efforts to carve various polluters out of liability, and it must pass the PFAS Action Act to continue the work to address this toxic crisis.”

Huge news! EPA has released its much anticipated final Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) primary #drinkingwater regulations for six different #PFAS. Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) of 4.0 ppt for PFOA and PFOS. MCLs of 10 ppt for PFNA, PFHxS, and HFPD-DA (GenX chemicals). EPA has set the MCL at a Hazard Index of unitless "1" for mixtures containing at least two or more of PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, and PFBS. Public #watersystems will have three years to complete initial monitoring (by 2027), followed by ongoing compliance. #Water systems will also need to provide the public with information on the levels of these PFAS in their drinking water beginning in 2027. Public water systems have until 2029 to implement technologies to reduce these PFAS if monitoring shows that levels will exceed these MCLs. And beginning in 2029, public water systems that have PFAS levels exceeding one or more of the MCLs will need to take action to reduce those levels and provide notification to the public of the violation. The effective date of this final rule is 60 days from publication in the Federal Register. Our GableGotwals environmental team has been dealing with PFAS issues for years. Please let us know if we can assist in identifying and addressing potential PFAS risks in your operations. https://lnkd.in/gfCA4iC3

Is your drinking water safe to drink? We've been assured for years that our municipal water supply was the best but now that comfortable assertion is proving to be untrue with levels of chemicals up to 140 times what is safe. Ironically we are now being told to drink bottled water (ignoring that some bottled waters are essentially tap water as well as the impact of the plastic leaching into the water). It's why we do what we do. Check out why we say our water is better for people as well as the planet. https://lnkd.in/gfvpCtfd