The Plainview Water District is now compliant with the new quality standards

On April 10, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a series of new regulations establishing National Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for several perfluorinated compounds. While water suppliers across the country have up to five years to comply with the new standards, the Plainview Water District (PWD) is proud to announce that it is currently in compliance.

“Our residents can be assured that the water they use every day is now compliant with these standards, which are more stringent than those imposed by New York State in 2020.” – said PWD president Marc Laykind. “Our proactive and aggressive response to constructing a granular activated carbon (GAC) treatment facility in the affected wells to remove perfluorinated compounds has ensured that the water delivered to our customers is of the highest quality.”

EPA’s new water quality standards set the statewide MCL for PFOA and PFOS at four parts per trillion (PPT) – the current state MCL for these contaminants is 10 PPT. The new regulation also establishes MCLs for other perfluorinated compounds, which include PFHxS (perfluorohexanesulfonic acid), PFNA (perfluorononanoic acid) and HFPO-DA (hexafluoropropylene dimer acid) at a concentration of 10 PPT. Water suppliers across the country have three years to sample for these contaminants, then an additional two years to implement cleanup. Full compliance with the regulation is required by 2029.

“We have not only been testing for these specific and other currently unregulated perfluorinated contaminants since 2018, but we implemented effective treatments for them before summer 2020.” said PWD Commissioner Andrew Bader. “Treatment systems built in response to New York State’s 2020 regulations effectively remove these compounds to undetectable levels.”

“The level of investment this district has made and the speed with which that investment has been made is a testament to the skill and expertise of the impressive team that has been assembled,” said PWD Commissioner Michael Chad. “Luck was never part of the equation here. We are in this positive situation only thanks to the hard work and dedication of the management, our staff and engineers.

To learn more about the projects that PWD has completed and is currently undertaking to provide POB community residents with high-quality water, visit https://plainviewwater.org/o / plain water view-district-projects/. If residents have questions about these projects or water quality, they are encouraged to visit the District’s website, www.plainviewwater.orge-mail (email protected) Or call 516-931-6469.

–Information provided by PWD