PFAS Regulations: How We Got Here and How to Recover the Costs
By Richard Head
J. New England Water Works Ass.
February 3, 2020
Legal precedence has been set for recovering the costs of cleaning up contaminated drinking water and for shifting treatment costs from ratepayers to polluters. Under the theory of product liability, manufacturers of chemicals responsible for contamination are held accountable for the associated treatment costs. With the emergence and growth of PFAS as a contaminant in drinking water, how is this theory being applied in the increasing number of lawsuits against manufacturers of PFAS, and who is leading the way?
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