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Now more than drinking water is in the limelight, including wastewater. EPA recently set federal discharge permit limits for some PFAS compounds and now faces pressure to outlaw PFAS in biosolids and sludge used as fertilizer.
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Limited budgets, smaller customer bases, and skeleton crews put a heavier PFAS burden on rural systems; polluters should be held accountable.
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The City of Lindsay won $9.5 million in damages to treat a water well contaminated with perchlorate, a fertilizer ingredient sold to citrus growers in the 1940s that trickled into the groundwater supply.
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The city of Lindsay announced a $9.5 million settlement with SQM North America Corporation in a lawsuit seeking the costs of removing the toxic chemical perchlorate from the city's drinking water supply.
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The majority of U.S. drinking water systems affected by PFAS contamination are the beneficiaries of landmark settlements from 3M, DuPont, Tyco and BASF totaling more than $14 billion. The article discusses next steps for entities affected by PFAS.
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Providing clean, safe water just keeps getting harder, especially with contaminants like PFAS. Innovative funding solutions can help POTWs navigate the complex regulatory PFAS landscape without imposing undue financial strain on ratepayers.
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The PFAS CERCLA designation is expected to affect many entities, including airports which may face substantial on-site remediation costs, public relations efforts related to addressing airport environmental impacts, and potential lawsuits from third parties for legacy contamination. The article explores options for airports to mitigate risk for future costs.
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Addressing PFAS contamination in drinking water will quickly become a costly expenditure to water utilities across the U.S., but there's ways to mitigate the additional cost.
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The Portland, Maine, Water District has joined a class action lawsuit against PFAS manufacturers to hold them accountable for pollution.
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The district hired SL Environmental Law Group to seek compensation to cover the cost of testing and treating wastewater polluted by chemicals used to make goods as varied as waterproof mascara, Teflon, Scotchgard and firefighting foams.
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