Under Superfund law, the EPA can designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances and pursue polluters for cleanup costs. Lawsuits and settlements have required companies like Chemours to fund testing and remediation in specific areas. Policy disputes include how broadly to apply polluter-pays principles, whether passive receivers like water utilities should get liability exemptions, and how to ensure contaminated communities can recover costs.
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“Water ratepayers should be protected from surprise cost increases caused by Superfund lawsuits over contamination their utilities didn't cause.”
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“Water systems that treat PFAS they didn't create should not face federal Superfund cleanup lawsuits.”
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