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Understanding Standards
• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the
government agency responsible for setting the legal limits for
contaminants in tap water and overseeing overall water quality.
Currently, the EPA has no federal drinking water standard for
PFAS compounds.
• The NJ Safe Drinking Water Act adopted by the NJ legislature
directs NJDEP to develop and adopt drinking water standards for
contaminants of concern in NJ, including contaminants that do
not have EPA drinking water standards (MCLs).
• The EPA has established a lifetime health advisory level (not a
regulatory standard) of 70 parts per trillion (ppt) for the sum of
PFOA and PFOS in drinking water.
