Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of manmade substances called “forever chemicals,” have become an environmental issue worldwide. Now the U.S. wastewater industry is starting to face issues related to PFAS regarding municipal treatment of septic waste, land-spreading of septage and impacts on onsite systems. In late July, by a vote of 241-183, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to declare some PFAS chemicals a hazard. If it becomes law, the bill would, among other actions:
• Require the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to designate two PFAS chemicals (perflurooctanoic acid and perfluroactanesulfonic acid and their salts)
