Maine DEP identifies 34 towns with high-priority sites PFAS …
WEBOct 22, 2021 · The Maine Department of Environmental Protection on Friday released a list of 34 towns where staff will soon start looking for contamination with so-called PFAS chemicals. The testing is part of a years-long plan targeting sites where sludge, septic tank sewage and industrial waste was spread as fertilizer. Kevin Miller reports.
PFAS-free water spigot available for Hallowell residents ...
WEB1 hour ago · Hallowell offers PFAS-free water from a spigot until new facility comes online. Clean water will be available for water district customers until a new water treatment plant comes online in 2027. plans to build a new water treatment facility after testing showed levels of PFAS chemicals below the state's standards but well above new federal ...
PFOA and PFOS, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
WEBOct 18, 2021 · PFAS Data and Guidance. Maine PFAS data (2007-2022) as of November 2023. For questions regarding this data, please email pfas.dep@maine.gov. Maine DEP PFAS Investigation Map (Formerly the “Septage and Sludge Map”). Please direct any feedback to [email protected]. PFAS Screening Levels December 2023. PFAS Water Sampling for Homeowners
More than 50 Maine farms impacted by PFAS, but state officials …
WEBFeb 1, 2023 · So far, contamination has been found on 56 farms and 23% of the more than 1,500 groundwater samples that have been collected – both from agricultural sites and residential wells – have tested above Maine’s interim standard of 20 parts per trillion for the cumulative total of six types of PFAS.
Maine CDC Updates Advisories on Eating Freshwater Fish Due to PFAS …
WEBJun 18, 2024 · AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) today issued updated and additional freshwater fish consumption advisories following ongoing PFAS testing of water bodies across the state.
PFAS: Maine utilities adapt to new federal drinking water limits ...
WEBJun 28, 2024 · New federal limits on PFAS chemical levels in drinking water went into effect Tuesday that require many Maine water utilities to spend money to meet the new standards. The federal rules require drinking water supplies to have no more than 4 parts per trillion of a group of PFAS chemicals.
PFAS and Maine DEP, Maine Department of Environmental …
WEBOct 18, 2021 · DEP began its initial statewide evaluation into the presence of PFAS in soil and groundwater at licensed sludge/septage land application sites in November 2021. Sites were identified based on gathering, reviewing, and …
Maine has given hundreds of companies more time to report PFAS …
WEBJan 3, 2023 · Manufacturers who sell products in Maine had until Jan. 1 to report intentionally-added PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," to the state's Department of Environmental Protection.
PFAS: Maine farms devastated by contamination seek paths …
WEBNov 7, 2023 · More than 60 Maine farms have been identified as having unsafe levels of PFAS chemicals in their soil and water. The source of the contamination was municipal sludge, which had been spread on farms as fertilizer for decades.
Maine requires so-called PFAS to be phased out by 2030 - AP News
WEBJul 17, 2021 · AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A bill requiring manufacturers to report their use of a class of toxic chemicals and phase them out by 2030 is now the law in Maine. The law that took effect Thursday was one of several legislative proposals to address contamination by so-called PFAS, short for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which have ...