What do the new PFAS MCLs mean for the water industry?
On April 10, 2024, the EPA announced the final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six PFAS contaminants. This is the first brand new Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) set by the EPA since arsenic was updated in 2001. In this episode, four industry professionals; Miles Menyhert, liquid phase applications engineer at Jacobi Carbons; Ken Sansone, partner at SL Environmental; Kyle Thompson, national PFAS lead at Carollo Engineers and; Tom Muilenberg, chemical engineer and the global product manager at De Nora, discuss what this means for the water industry.
Show Notes:
- EPA designates PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA
- EPA announces final PFAS Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL)
- Water industry responds to EPA's PFAS MCL ruling
- Water Coalition Against PFAS applauds House introduction for PFAS liability
Timestamps:
- Episode summary | 0:53
- EPA adds PFAS chemicals to CERCLA | 4:44
- View from a chemical engineer | 7:08
- The value of source identification | 14:00
- Vew from a lawyer holding polluters accountable | 16:37
- Follow the money and the litigation | 22:05
- View from a PFAS practice leader | 25:07
- Supply and demand for PFAS treatment | 36:51
- View from a product manager for PFAS treatment | 42:14
- Human health impacts | 51:51
- Housekeeping | 52:34
Watch the Industry Week Production Pulse Roundtable
Talking Under Water Host Bob Crossen joined his colleauges from Endeavor Business Media — Robert Schoenberger (Industry Week), Jon Katz (Chemical Processing), and Andy Hanacek (Food Processing) as well as Lynn Bergeson (Bergeson & Campbell) — for a round table discussion on the subject of PFAS regulations.
From clean air rules to Superfund implications, these industry experts shared their understanding of the impacts of these new rules on their respective markets, showing just how pervasive and vertical independent PFAS is.
Production Pulse is a weekly livestream produced by Industry Week, an Endeavor Business Media brand. View previous episodes on the Industry Week website.
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Talking Under Water is the premier podcast for the water industry, including municipal and industrial water and wastewater, residential water treatment, storm water management and erosion control. It is produced in coordination between Wastewater Digest (WWD), WaterWorld and Storm Water Solutions (SWS). The podcast covers topics under the One Water movement including the municipal and industrial water and wastewater, point of use, point of entry, residential, storm water and erosion control markets. Talking Under Water highlights news, trends, new technologies, industry discussions and on-site interviews with experts for WWD, WQP and SWS. New episodes of the podcast are released on the third Friday of every month. Logo Images: Anatoly Tiplyashin / Romolo Tavani / stock.adobe.com.
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About the Author
Katie Johns
Katie Johns, editor-in-chief of Storm Water Solutions and Water Quality Products, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2016 with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Johns joined the Storm Water Solutions team in September 2019. Johns also helps plan the annual StormCon conference and co-hosts the Talking Under Water podcast. Prior to entering the B2B industry, she worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in Sarasota, Florida, and a magazine assistant editor in the Chicago suburbs. She can be reached at [email protected]
Bob Crossen
Bob Crossen is the editorial director for the Endeavor Business Media Water Group, which publishes WaterWorld, Wastewater Digest and Stormwater Solutions. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He worked for Campbell Publications, a weekly newspaper company in rural Illinois outside St. Louis for four years as a reporter and regional editor.
Mandy Crispin
Mandy Crispin is the editor-in-chief of WaterWorld, having joined Endeavor Business Media in 2023. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and is a graduate of University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has internal and external corporate communications experience in disparate industries including online retail, gaming, plastics and is now enjoying exploring the water utility space. Crispin can be reach at [email protected].