Water Utilities Oppose Federal PFAS Drinking Water Rule in Court

Two water utility associations petitioned a federal court on Friday asking to oppose the data, science, and process the EPA used in setting national limits on the amount of PFAS that can be in drinking water.

The American Water Works Association and Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, whose members provide drinking water to millions of Americans, challenged a rule the Environmental Protection Agency issued in April setting parts per trillion limits on five per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). They also questioned the unusual approach the agency used to limit mixtures of three of those substances and a sixth, perfluorobutanesulfonic acid ...