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Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to finalize forever chemical limits at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17

We urge GA-EPD to set real limits on forever chemicals:

In sum, why should Georgia residents be left with no choice but to drink contaminated water just because their drinking water did not have the “correct” type of PFAS contamination? We don’t believe they should. Accordingly, we urge EPD to promulgate MCLs for all six of the federally regulated PFAS compounds that are at least as stringent as the April 10, 2024 federal regulations.

Since this letter is replete with footnotes, I’m only quoting the beginning and end here. You can find the entire letter on the WWALS website in PDF, and images of each page are appended below.

[Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits]
Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits

You can also write to EPDComments@dnr.ga.gov.

And you can also try EWG’s action page for U.S. EPA.

For what’s in your drinking water, see:
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/

Here’s the beginning of the letter we sent to GA-EPD yesterday: Continue reading

Right to Clean Water policy by Georgia Water Coalition 2022-11-09

At its annual Fall meeting, the Georgia Water Coalition members unanimously adopted this Right to Clean Water (RTCW) policy:

Georgia should adopt a constitutional amendment to the state Bill of Rights establishing that each person has an inherent and inalienable constitutional right to clean and healthy air, soil, and surface and underground water, to support substantial interests, including human health, safety and welfare, native fish and wildlife, conservation of natural resources, outdoor recreation, and aesthetic values throughout the State.

[Georgia RTCW Logo]
Georgia RTCW Logo

This new policy will be visible online among some other new ones when the 2023 GWC Report appears among the earlier policy documents.

What does this mean? Continue reading