Water agencies endorse Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act | Wastewater Digest (wwdmag.com)

New legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate may help hold polluters accountable for PFAS cleanup costs under CERCLA — and the act is supported by prominent water organizations.

“CERCLA is intended to hold polluters accountable for the damage they cause to our environment. But in the case of PFAS, the law could allow those responsible for producing the chemicals to pass off cleanup liability to community water systems that must remove the contaminants from their source waters,” said AMWA CEO Tom Dobbins. “AMWA supports the Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act because it would close this loophole and ensure that polluters — and not innocent water system ratepayers — get the bill for CERCLA cleanups related to PFAS. We urge all senators to support this ‘polluter pays’ legislation.”