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The virtual meeting of NY's Drinking Water Quality Council is kicking off.
You can follow along here: https://totalwebcasting.com/view/?func=VIEW&id=nysdoh&date=2020-12-08&seq=1
You can follow along here: https://totalwebcasting.com/view/?func=VIEW&id=nysdoh&date=2020-12-08&seq=1
Here are the number of water systems being considered for an MCL deferral:
Council members are calling additional #PFAS "less concerning".
They need to review the research from NRDC scientists demonstrating that there is likely no safe level of *any* PFAS in drinking water for vulnerable and chronically-exposed populations: https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/assessment-for-addressing-pfas-chemicals-in-michigan-drinking-water.pdf
They need to review the research from NRDC scientists demonstrating that there is likely no safe level of *any* PFAS in drinking water for vulnerable and chronically-exposed populations: https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/assessment-for-addressing-pfas-chemicals-in-michigan-drinking-water.pdf
One council member asks: "does #PFAS exposure have additive effects, we're talking about 1000s of chemicals in this family?"
This is absolutely the right question.
This is absolutely the right question.
Remember, we can only test for 29 #PFAS in drinking water, out of a total of over 9,000. And many of those 29 #PFAS occur together in drinking water.
This is where the precautionary approach becomes so important.
This is where the precautionary approach becomes so important.
This is stunning.
I remember when I asked @HealthNYGov at a DWQC meeting in 2018 whether PFOA and PFOS occurred together in drinking water. They said very rarely.
Wow was that incorrect.
I remember when I asked @HealthNYGov at a DWQC meeting in 2018 whether PFOA and PFOS occurred together in drinking water. They said very rarely.
Wow was that incorrect.
Troubling discussion from the Council, one member says other #PFAS in drinking water will largely be captured and treated under NY's #PFOA + #PFOS MCLs.
That is not what Rockland data shows. Many wells there will not receive treatment tech despite total #PFAS levels being high
That is not what Rockland data shows. Many wells there will not receive treatment tech despite total #PFAS levels being high
ANOTHER GOOD QUESTION: why isn't @HealthNYGov requiring water utilities to report all #PFAS testing results as they test for #PFOA and #PFOS???
NY cannot hide the other #PFAS that might be in our water.
NY cannot hide the other #PFAS that might be in our water.
No specific action from the Council on perchlorate, which the Trump EPA refused to regulate in drinking water - tabled for later meetings.
It is depressing that the Council can't even more forward on a single chemical, let alone standards for broad array of unregulated chemicals
It is depressing that the Council can't even more forward on a single chemical, let alone standards for broad array of unregulated chemicals
DOH says "Long term blending can be a solution for these chemicals." Available to any water system.
This is very concerning. We're talking about cancer-causing chemicals. @HealthNYGov must reduce these chemicals down to zero.
This is very concerning. We're talking about cancer-causing chemicals. @HealthNYGov must reduce these chemicals down to zero.
