Regulators took aim at two water contaminants recently. But do regs go far enough or target the right players?
Water systems will need to comply with new rules on contaminants at the state and federal levels after two regulations were approved this month. That could bring challenging costs to water providers. And still, advocates say protections aren’t good enough. On April 17, the state Water Resources Control Board passed a maximum contaminant level (MCL) for hexavalent chromium, a heavy metal that can occur naturally and through improper industrial site disposal. … On April 18, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances.
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