CWA

U.S. EPA Hits Chemours Company with the First-Ever Federal Clean Water Act Enforcement Action for PFAS Discharges

U.S. EPA Hits Chemours Company with the First-Ever Federal Clean Water Act Enforcement Action for PFAS Discharges

Chemours Company is the recipient of the U.S. EPA’s first-ever enforcement action for PFAS discharges with the Clean Water Act (CWA). The EPA is ordering Chemours Company to take corrective measures to address pollution from PFAS in stormwater and effluent discharges for a facility near Parkersburg, West Virginia.  The EPA stated that discharge levels of PFAS exceed the levels established in the facility’s CWA permit. In an administrative compliance order on consent (AOC) issued by the agency…

EPA Releases 2nd Draft of EPA Method 1633 for PFAS

EPA Releases 2nd Draft of EPA Method 1633 for PFAS

The U.S. EPA (EPA) has released the highly anticipated 2nd Draft of EPA Method 1633, an LC/MS/MS method to analyze PFAS. This second draft, released by the EPA in June, is a follow-up to the original draft released in Fall 2021. One of the most concerning aspects of the first draft was it being based on a single laboratory validation study

U.S. EPA Announces Plans to Include PFAS for the First Time in Updated Wastewater Regulations

U.S. EPA Announces Plans to Include PFAS for the First Time in Updated Wastewater Regulations

The U.S. EPA recently announced the creation of Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (Preliminary Plan 15), which identifies opportunities to better protect public health and the environment through regulation of wastewater pollution. For the first time, PFAS will become regulated for wastewater effluent through the Clean Water Act (CWA).