PFAS
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — a large class of persistent fluorinated chemicals facing broad restriction, reporting, and cleanup obligations across jurisdictions.
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The most recent regulatory and guidance signals tracked by Foresight
Ramboll Publishes EU-Focused End-of-Life Assessment for Fluoropolymers and PFAS Emissions
A new Ramboll report for the FluoroPolymer Group consolidates EU evidence on fluoropolymer waste flows, PFAS emissions from hazardous and municipal waste incineration, and the status of broad PFAS restriction proposals up to April 2026. It highlights that potential EU-wide PFAS group restrictions, together with existing PFAS limits, could materially affect fluoropolymer use, waste management strategies, and investment decisions around incineration, landfill, recycling, and critical raw material supply.
European UnionNetherlands Issues Soil and Subsurface Policy Letter on Steel Slag, Deep Lakes and PFAS
In May 2026 the Dutch State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management issued a parliamentary letter updating soil and subsurface policy on steel slag, deep-lake infilling and PFAS contamination, including a proposed three-year extension of deep-lake transitional rules and continued steel slag controls. This signals sustained regulatory focus on legacy contamination and high-risk fill materials, giving existing projects more time to adjust while setting a 2028–2030 horizon for quantifying PFAS clean-up liabilities and aligning permits with EU water-quality standards.
NetherlandsPerdue Seeks To Add 3M And Johnson Controls In Salisbury PFAS Contamination Lawsuit
Perdue Farms has filed third-party complaints in federal court seeking to add 3M and Johnson Controls as defendants in Salisbury, Maryland PFAS contamination lawsuits tied to decades of AFFF firefighting foam use at its Zion Church Road agribusiness facility. This move highlights escalating liability and remediation risk around legacy AFFF use, signalling that both industrial users and foam suppliers may face significant costs for groundwater PFAS contamination, cleanup commitments, and related litigation outcomes.
United StatesMontana DEQ Invites Comment on 2027 WPCSRF Emerging Contaminants Intended Use Plan and Project List
In May 2026, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality opened consultation on a draft 2027 Emerging Contaminants Intended Use Plan under its Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund, outlining how more than two million dollars in federal infrastructure funding will be allocated to priority wastewater and stormwater projects. The plan signals increased investment in PFAS, microplastics, pesticide and other contaminant monitoring and treatment in Montana’s water infrastructure, so utilities and technology providers should track project selections and potential opportunities linked to this funding round.
United StatesMinnesota Senate Passes HF3426 Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Bill With PFAS Projects
In May 2026 the Minnesota Senate passed HF3426, advancing a major Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund bill that directs substantial funding to PFAS and microplastics research, monitoring and treatment projects. Although the bill is not yet enacted and creates no immediate obligations, it signals sustained state investment in PFAS measurement and remediation technologies that will influence future expectations for water utilities, biosolids management and PFAS‑using industries in Minnesota.
United StatesElyria, Ohio Committees Advance PFAS Wastewater Monitoring Loan and Contract
In May 2026, Elyria, Ohio moved to secure state loan funding and an HDR Engineering contract so its wastewater facility can monitor PFAS levels in municipal effluent. This early monitoring programme signals local preparation for forthcoming PFAS wastewater regulations, but for now it mainly affects city operations rather than creating new obligations for industrial dischargers.
United StatesCalifornia Senate Sets 14 May 2026 Appropriations Hearing On SB-1313 PFAS Drinking Water Bill
The California Senate Appropriations Committee has rescheduled SB‑1313, a bill amending state drinking water law on PFAS, for a hearing on 14 May 2026. This signals continued momentum behind California’s PFAS drinking water agenda and gives public water systems and PFAS‑exposed suppliers a near‑term milestone for tracking potential funding and compliance impacts.
United StatesEU Water Protection Directives Enter Into Force, Expanding ECHA’s Scientific Role
The EU’s revised water protection directives entered into force in May 2026, expanding ECHA’s mandate to provide the scientific basis for updating pollutant lists, watchlists and water-quality standards. This creates a standing mechanism for tighter controls on PFAS, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, microplastics and other pollutants, raising future compliance and monitoring expectations for dischargers and water utilities across the EU.
European UnionTaiwan FDA Updates Import Regulation “508” List For PFHxS-Related CCC Codes; Retroactive To 1 April 2026
Taiwan’s TFDA has updated its Import Regulation “508” CCC list to add several PFHxS-related customs codes and delete an older generic furan code, with the changes applying retroactively from 1 April 2026. Importers of PFHxS and PFHxS-containing chemicals used as foods or food additives must now treat these CCC codes as subject to TFDA food-import inspection and licensing requirements when declaring shipments from that date.
TaiwanNetherlands Government Outlines Industrial Emissions and PFAS Measures in Action Agenda "Industry and Neighbours"
The Dutch government has answered parliamentary questions on the Industry and Neighbours Action Agenda, clarifying how it will implement the revised EU Industrial Emissions and Air Quality directives and manage PFAS, steel slag and other industrial pollution through pilots, permit reforms and research running into 2026–2027. This signals that operators of large Dutch industrial installations should prepare for stricter default BAT-based permitting, closer health-driven scrutiny and potential partial PFAS discharge bans, even though most measures will first be tested via pilots before translating into binding national rules.
NetherlandsEU Directive 2026/805 on Surface and Groundwater Pollutants Enters Into Force
A new EU directive revising pollutant lists and quality standards for surface and groundwater is now in force, bringing PFAS, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, microplastics and antimicrobial-resistance indicators under much tighter monitoring and control across the Union. By late 2027, Member States and operators will need to embed these changes into river basin plans, permits, treatment and data systems, raising expectations for more advanced water treatment, source control and chemical stewardship in high-impact sectors.
European UnionMiddletown Township (Pennsylvania) Approves Aqua Pennsylvania PFAS Treatment System At Neshaminy Water Plant
Aqua Pennsylvania has secured local approval to build a $1.7 million PFAS treatment system at its Neshaminy Water Treatment Plant in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, with completion targeted for 2028. This early investment shows water utilities upgrading infrastructure ahead of federal PFAS drinking-water regulations expected around 2029, with implications for compliance planning, treatment technology choices, and future water rates.
United StatesUS District Court: City Of East Dubuque, IL Files PFAS AFFF Groundwater Contamination Complaint Against AGC And Others
The City of East Dubuque, Illinois has filed a federal MDL complaint alleging that PFAS‑containing AFFF products from AGC Chemicals Americas and other manufacturers contaminated its municipal groundwater wells and drinking water supply. This adds to the growing PFAS litigation exposure facing AFFF and fluorochemical suppliers and signals continuing financial and operational risk around drinking‑water treatment investments, remediation liabilities, and longer‑term regulatory tightening on PFAS contamination.
United StatesUS District Court Partially Remands South Carolina PFAS Water Utility Suits in AFFF MDL
In May 2026 the US federal AFFF multidistrict litigation court partially granted motions to remand several South Carolina public water utility PFAS contamination suits, sending some cases back to state court while keeping others in the MDL. This clarifies where key PFAS water-contamination claims against DuPont and other defendants will be litigated, affecting exposure assessment, defence strategy, and timing for potential settlements but not yet changing substantive remediation obligations.
United StatesUS Federal Court Issues Mixed Remand Ruling on South Carolina PFAS Water-Utility Cases
In May 2026, the US federal court overseeing the AFFF multidistrict litigation partially granted and partially denied South Carolina water utilities’ motions to remand PFAS contamination suits, returning three cases to state court while keeping others, including Greenwood Commissioners of Public Works v. AGC Chemicals Americas, under federal jurisdiction. This mixed ruling underscores persistent PFAS liability exposure for chemical manufacturers and local water utilities, signalling that federal courts will remain a key venue shaping future outcomes and settlement dynamics in PFAS drinking-water disputes.
United StatesEU Directive Updating Surface and Groundwater Pollutant Standards Enters Into Force
Directive (EU) 2026/805 revising pollutant standards for EU surface and groundwater has now entered into force, tightening controls on PFAS, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, microplastics and antimicrobial resistance in water. Companies and utilities will need to reassess discharge, monitoring and remediation strategies ahead of the 2027 transposition deadline to avoid non-compliance with stricter water-quality requirements and future revisions led by ECHA.
European UnionEU Commission Clarifies PFAS Restriction Procedure Under REACH in EP Answer P-001351/2026
The European Commission has confirmed in an EP written answer that, following ECHA’s PFAS opinions, it will bring a draft Commission Regulation for an EU-wide PFAS restriction under REACH to the REACH Committee without running additional Commission-led consultations or impact assessments. This signals that the broad PFAS restriction dossier is moving into its final risk-management and comitology phase, and companies using PFAS across sectors should anticipate EU-wide limitations and prepare transition strategies.
European UnionGermany: Landgericht Baden-Baden Holds Compost Producer Liable For PFAS Groundwater Contamination
A regional court in Baden-Baden has issued a liability judgment against compost producer Umweltpartner Vogel over PFAS contamination of groundwater around Rastatt, with compensation to the local water utility still to be quantified. This case highlights escalating PFAS litigation risk in Europe, with potential multi-million-euro remediation and treatment costs for waste handlers, paper producers, and municipal water operators when contamination can be forensically linked to specific actors.
GermanyNew Mexico Environment Department Issues April 2026 Enforcement Watch Update (146 Actions Initiated, 115 Resolved)
In May 2026, the New Mexico Environment Department published its April 2026 Enforcement Watch update, reporting 146 enforcement actions initiated and 115 resolved while spotlighting the Resource Protection Compliance and Enforcement Bureau’s role in hazardous waste, storage tank and PFAS-related enforcement. This signals sustained, cross-sector environmental enforcement in New Mexico and underscores that manufacturers and operators with PFAS-containing products or regulated facilities face active oversight and expected registration and labelling compliance under state PFAS reporting rules.
United StatesHawaii Legislature Reconvenes Conference On PFAS Working Group Bill SB2095
In late April 2026 the Hawaii Legislature scheduled further conference deliberations on SB2095, a PFAS Working Group bill that would create a multi-agency group under the Department of Health to study PFAS contamination and recommend testing and remediation strategies across the state. If enacted in its current form, the measure would formalise long-term PFAS monitoring and reporting while deferring the Act’s effective date to 1 July 3000, signalling policy intent and future regulatory risk but no near-term compliance obligations for businesses.
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