EPA: First nat’l PFAS action plan

DALLAS – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 6 Administrator Anne Idsal will unveil the agency’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan at a media conference at 8 a.m. CST from Dallas. EPA’s action plan will move forward with the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) process outlined in the Safe Drinking Water Act for PFOA and PFOS - two of the most prevalent PFAS chemicals. Additionally, EPA Region 4 Acting Regional Administrator Mary Walker and EPA Office of Policy Associate Administrator Brittany Bolen will unveil EPA’s action plan at a media conference Feb. 14 at 9 a.m. CST from Durham, N.C. EPA will continue enforcement actions and clarify clean-up strategies, expand monitoring PFAS in the environment, and expand research and scientific foundation for addressing PFAS by developing new analytical methods and tools. Both media conferences will be streamed live at www.epa.gov/live. (Source: EPA 02/13/19) Gulf Coast Note: Region 6 serves Louisiana; Region 4 serves Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi.