Page 8 - An Information Session on PFOA

NJ Sets New Strict Regulation

In 2020, the NJDEP adopted an
EPA Lifetime Drinking Water

Voluntary Health Advisory – 70 ppt enforceable regulation or Maximum
Contaminant Level (MCL) standard

Screening Guideline Level – 40 ppt
for PFOA of 14 ppt which

NJDEP Creates New MCL - 14 ppt significantly lowered the limit from

its former guideline of 40 ppt.

Only 7 out of 50 states (NJ included) currently have enforceable

drinking water standards for PFAS. They are far more stringent

and far lower than current recommended guidance set forth by

the USEPA. The USEPA has announced that it will be proposing

MCLs for PFOA and PFOS.