NJDEP Issuing Final Drinking Water and Groundwater Cleanup Standards for PFOA and PFOS; Adding PFOA and PFOS to Its List of Hazardous Substances; and Amending Other Rules Related to PFOA, PFOS and PFNA
Consistent with a Proposed Rule published on April 1, 2019, NJDEP will publish a Final Rule in the New Jersey Register (possibly as soon as April 6, 2020) in which:
NJDEP is amending the New Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:10 to establish a maximum contaminant level (MCL) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) of 0.014 micrograms per liter (µg/l) (14 parts per trillion, ppt) and an MCL for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)…