The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a new rule that will require water utilities to reduce contaminants in drinking water to the lowest measurable level. This will benefit 100 million people by reducing exposure to harmful substances and preventing illnesses, including cancers. The rule also includes the removal of dangerous lead pipes. However, water utilities argue that the implementation of these measures will be costly and will result in increased water prices. Small communities with limited resources are expected to be the most affected.
in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured. Officials say this will reduce exposure for 100 million people and help prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancers., which are widespread and long lasting in the environment.the agency proposed last year.
"The result is a comprehensive and life changing rule, one that will improve the health and vitality of so many communities across our country,” said Regan. “Reducing PFAS in our drinking water is the most cost effective way to reduce our exposure," said Scott Faber, a food and water expert at Environmental Working Group."It's much more challenging to reduce other exposures such as PFAS in food or clothing or carpets.”
For some communities, tests results were a surprise. Last June, a utility outside Philadelphia that serves nearly 9,000 people learned that one of its wells had a PFOA level of 235 parts per trillion, among the highest results in the country at the time. The new regulation is"going to throw public confidence in drinking water into chaos,” said Mike McGill, president of WaterPIO, a water industry communications firm.
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