PFAS Regulations, Drinking Water MCLs, and What Comes Next with Eurofins Taryn McKnight

<p>The U.S. drinking water MCLs for PFAS remain in effect, but court challenges, proposed deadline extensions, and regulatory uncertainty have left public water systems in a difficult position. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarynmcknight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Taryn McKnight</a>, VP and PFAS Practice Leader for <a href="https://www.eurofins.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Eurofins Environment Testing</a>, breaks down the current state of PFAS regulation in the United States, including the legal battles over EPA&#39;s drinking water standards, the CERCLA hazardous substance designation, and why the proposed rollback of certain PFAS compounds may be less consequential than headlines suggest.<br>Recorded at the Battelle Chlorinated Conference in Dallas-Fort Worth, McKnight and host <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-grady-chmm-9731658/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Sean Grady</a> examine why utilities are caught between monitoring requirements and investment decisions, how biosolids have emerged as a primary concern for state agencies, and what the UCMR5 occurrence data actually shows about which compounds warranted a national primary drinking water regulation. They also discuss the passive receiver problem under CERCLA, congressional efforts to address it, and why legislation has stalled year after year.<br>The conversation also covers the growing public interest in biomonitoring, Eurofins&#39; direct-to-consumer blood testing kits for PFAS exposure, the role of citizen science in building population-level data, and what it would take for microplastics to move from EPA&#39;s Contaminant Candidate List to a monitored contaminant under UCMR6.<br>Learn more about Eurofins Environment Testing&#39;s PFAS services at <a href="http://eurofinsus.com/pfas" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">eurofinsus.com/pfas</a>.<br>Visit Sean Grady at <a href="http://seankgrady.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">seankgrady.com</a> to subscribe to the newsletter and support the show.<br>#PFAS #DrinkingWaterRegulation #EnvironmentalPodcast<br>CHAPTERS:<br>0:00 Introduction and Conference Setting<br>2:02 Status of PFAS Drinking Water Regulations<br>4:10 EPA&#39;s Proposal to Extend the 2029 Compliance Deadline<br>5:45 Safe Drinking Water Act No-Backsliding Provision<br>7:10 UCMR5 Data and the Case for Rescinding Four Compounds<br>9:20 Biosolids and Wastewater as State-Level Priorities<b