Emerging Drinking Water Concerns

This year has seen increased scrutiny over the contents of drinking water, particularly concerning harmful substances like PFAS and lead. The EPA enacted new regulations aimed at limiting PFAS, known as 'forever chemicals' due to their persistent nature in the environment and their links to serious health issues like cancer and immune response suppression. Moreover, a separate rule was introduced to tackle the issue of lead pipes, necessitating the replacement of over nine million such pipes still in use across the U.S. Despite these advances, uncertainty looms about the future of these regulations under potential changes in federal administration and ongoing legal challenges.