DoD PFAS Alternative Drinking Water Provision
Current understanding
A Senate bill would require the Department of Defense to provide alternative drinking water to households whose private wells or water supplies are contaminated with PFOS/PFOA attributable to DoD activities (e.g., AFFF firefighting foam use at military installations). The bill extends established PFAS remediation obligations to affected private-water users near DoD sites; specific eligibility criteria, funding sources, duration of provision, and interaction with existing DoD PFAS response actions are not yet detailed. Status: introduced.
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A bill to require the provision of alternative drinking water to households whose private drinking water is contaminated with perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid substances from activities of the Department of Defense.
11-dec-2025
novelty 2
per-area 2
introduces