Mary Tiemann and Elena H. Humphreys penned this updated (18 June 2019) this CRS In Focus report: Regulating Drinking Water Contaminants: EPA PFAS Actions.
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Summary
Detections of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water supplies and uncertainty about potential health effects associated with exposure to PFAS have increased congressional attention to the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency’s (EPA) efforts to address these substances in public water supplies. Over the past decade, EPA has been evaluating several PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to determine whether national drinking water regulations may be warranted. EPA has not issued SDWA regulations for any PFAS but has taken various actions to address PFAS contamination.In the 116th Congress, bills have been introduced to direct EPA to issue drinking water regulations for PFAS and to take other actions to address these emerging contaminants.
In February 2019, EPA issued a PFAS Action Plan (EPA 823R18004), which identifies EPA’s actions to address PFAS under multiple environmental statutes. This In Focus outlines the agency’s PFAS-related actions using SDWA authorities, with particular focus on the process for evaluating contaminants for regulation under SDWA.
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