H2M recently won Honor Awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) in both New York and New Jersey for its swift work addressing new PFAS regulations in Atlantic City which could have rendered the city non-compliant and required rapid design and deployment of an emergency PFAS treatment system. As health authorities continue to manage regulations that are protective of public health, the challenge for water purveyors will continue to be in management and execution, ensuring appropriate investments and treatment systems are implemented in accordance with the aggressive timelines being promulgated. Additional compounds are likely to be regulated in the near term as well.Ī regulation of this magnitude will make a significant impact on the water supply when it is fully implemented. While this proposed regulation does not require any action until it is finalized and passed, it is anticipated that this will be finalized by the end of 2023. More recently, on March 14, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six PFAS including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sufonic acid (PFOS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA, commonly known as GenX Chemicals), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS). Subsequently, when the State set PFAS maximum contaminant limits (MCLs) for PFOS and PFOA, with sampling beginning in the first quarter of 2021, New Jersey water suppliers were tasked with bringing their water into compliance by the end of that year. As early as 2019, regulations concerning PFNA were implemented. New Jersey was one of the first states to begin regulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of man-made chemicals that include PFOA, PFOS, and many others. Case Study: Swift PFAS Removal for Atlantic City Municipal Utilities Authority
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