While the Environmental Protection Agency is working to establish further comprehensive guidelines and regulations pertaining to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), initial testing for the chemicals in water systems across the Country has already begun.

Working to assist the EPA, City Utilities submitted water samples from the Three Rivers Filtration Plant for testing in June of 2024. The EPA’s examination looked at the six chemicals associated with PFAS it plans to target with new regulations: PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxs, PFBS, and  HFPO-DA. The testing found that City Utilities water did not have any of the chemicals, [either at detectable or quantifiable levels.]

While testing our water revealed the absence of the PFAS chemicals, City Utilities will continue to work closely with the EPA and comply with all updated regulations.