https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas
Fact Sheet
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Summary
On April 10, 2024, EPA announced the final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six PFAS. To inform the final rule, EPA evaluated over 120,000 comments submitted by the public on the rule proposal, as well as considered input received during multiple consultations and stakeholder engagement activities held both prior to and following the proposed rule. EPA expects that over many years the final rule will prevent PFAS exposure in drinking water for approximately 100 million people, prevent thousands of deaths, and reduce tens of thousands of serious PFAS-attributable illnesses.
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Quote from Military.com as reported by Air and Space Forces Magazine 12 Apr 2024
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/04/11/dod-expand-investigation-cleanup-of-forever-chemicals-response-new-epa-standards.html#:~:text=The%20Department%20of%20Defense%20will,standards%20for%20the%20synthetic%20substances.
The Department of Defense will expand its investigation into the prevalence of “forever chemicals” in base drinking water systems and neighboring water supplies following the Environmental Protection Agency's publication of stricter standards for the synthetic substances. The EPA announced April 10 new national limits for six types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in drinking water supplies.
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In an email to Military.com, Pentagon spokesman Robert Ditchey said the department, in anticipation of the tighter restrictions, reviewed existing samples taken from on-base water supplies to determine whether levels met the new standards and will expand cleanup investigations in neighboring communities to do the same.
The DoD plans to provide drinking water treatment for wells off base that don't meet the new standards and also will develop cleanup plans for those sites within a five-year timeframe set by the EPA, Ditchey added.
