EPA Releases Second Annual Progress Report on PFAS Strategic Roadmap
On December 14, EPA announced it had published the second annual progress report highlighting the Agency’s accomplishments since the release of its PFAS Strategic Roadmap in October 2021. EPA’s efforts are part of a whole-of-government approach that is led by the White House and coordinated across federal agencies to protect public health and the environment from PFAS. The key accomplishments outlined in the report include:
- EPA’s proposal to list PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The Agency anticipates issuing a final rule in early 2024
- EPA’s proposed national primary drinking water regulation (NPDWR) for six PFAS. EPA expects to finalize the rule in early 2024.
- Nationwide monitoring for 29 PFAS at more than 10,000 public water systems under the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. Results are posted publicly each quarter through EPA’s website.
- Providing $10 billion to remove PFAS and other emerging contaminants – more than half of which is going to disadvantaged and underserved communities. In 2023, EPA distributed nearly $1 billion through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s State Revolving Fund Emerging Contaminants programs and announced the first $2 billion in grant funding to states, Tribes, and territories through the new Small or Disadvantaged Communities Emerging Contaminants grant program.
