Bipartisan legislation to protect water utilities, ratepayers from PFAS cleanup costs introduced in U.S. House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Water Works Association (AWWA), as a member of the Water Coalition Against PFAS, supports the introduction of bipartisan legislation that would provide liability protections for water systems under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and help ensure that polluters, not the public, pay for PFAS cleanup. Protecting water utilities from liability under CERCLA has been a key objective advanced by AWWA for several years, including this year at the Association's annual Fly-In.