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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 recommended guidance set forth by the
USEPA.