In the spring of 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency released additional guidelines and regulations to take effect in 2027. But initial testing of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in water systems across the Country has already begun, even though PFAS compounds.
Working to assist the EPA, City Utilities submitted water samples from the Three Rivers Filtration Plant for testing in June of 2023. 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 of our water revealed the absence of the PFAS chemicals, City Utilities will continue to work closely with the EPA to submit samples each quarter through 2024 and comply with all updated regulations.