Stephen N. Haughey

3 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | Lindsey Bryant |Stephen N. Haughey |Chris Kahn

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) announced today that it will keep the current Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), but intends to rescind and reconsider the regulatory determinations with respect to the MCLs for the other PFAS chemicals: PFHxS, PFNA, and HFPO-DA (GenX) and the hazard index mixture of these three plus PFBS.

May 20, 2024 | mondaq.com | Stephen Samuels |Stephen N. Haughey |Chris Kahn |Christina Wieg

Over the past week, hundreds of owners of publicly-owned treatment works (POTWs) across the country received a notice in the mail from a leading biosolid management company, stating that due to the April 19, 2024 listing of PFAS compounds (specifically PFOA and PFOS) as CERCLA hazardous substances, biosolids management contracts may need to be modified, may need to increase payment to the company, or may need to be terminated because the company can no longer provide its services.

May 20, 2024 | mondaq.com | Stephen N. Haughey |Chris Kahn |Christina Wieg |Stephen Samuels

Over the last 6-7 years in the emerging "PFAS world," most sewer authorities did not sample wastewater or biosolids for PFAS due to (1) no requirement to do so, (2) no U.S. EPA-approved analytical test method, (3) no enforceable standards to guide next steps, and (4) no assurance that the results would not create a risk of future lawsuits or other liabilities.

May 9, 2024 | lexology.com | Stephen Samuels |Stephen N. Haughey |Chris Kahn |Christina Wieg

Over the past week, hundreds of owners of publicly-owned treatment works (POTWs) across the country received a notice in the mail from a leading biosolid management company, stating that due to the April 19, 2024 listing of PFAS compounds (specifically PFOA and PFOS) as CERCLA hazardous substances, biosolids management contracts may need to be modified, may need to increase payment to the company, or may need to be terminated because the company can no longer provide its services.

Feb 19, 2024 | lexology.com | Stephen N. Haughey

Consider the following scenario: you are developing a 250-acre residential subdivision but need a bridge constructed over a jurisdictional stream for access, and the level of impact is sufficient to require a Section 404 dredge/fill permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps).