Page 8 - Regulation Risks and Remediation

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.