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PFAS Summary
Other State Activity
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Protecting Maine’s Air, Land and Water
Kerri Malinowski
Safer Chemicals Program
Office of the Commissioner
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Emerging Issue
P per and poly
F fluoro
A alkyl
S substances
ITRC Naming Conventions, 2017
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Emerging Issue
PFCAs 8+ carbons
PFSAs 6+ carbons
Long Chain
Short Chain
PFCAs 7- carbons
PFSAs 5- carbons
ITRC Naming Conventions, 2017
PFAA groups
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Emerging Issue
ASWDA, 2016
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Emerging IssueState Agencies are working to keep up with the
magnitude of this evolving issue.
Discussion of Sites
Vermont: Saint-Gobain Michigan: Wolverine TanneryNorth Carolina: ChemoursNew Mexico: Highland Dairy
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Emerging IssueVermont DEC – Saint-Gobain
Main Areas of ConcernSaint-Gobain Performance Plastics, formerly Chemfab 1969-2002
- applied polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) to fiberglass fabric
N. Bennington Landfill capped 1999- received waste from several industries- Spring 2016 PFOA measured in leachate
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Emerging Issue
Landfill
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Emerging Issue
Michigan DEQ – Wolverine Shoe & Tanning Co.
WolverineWorldWide.com
DEQ Site ResponseReceived nearly 1,500 phone calls and email Approx. 1,400 wells sampled
100+ over 70 ppt7 neighborhood meetingsTesting zone of 8 sq. miles
Highest Concentrations PFOA+PFOS Range 27,600 ppt to 58,930 ppt
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Emerging Issue
Chemours production of GenX to replace PFOA
GenX is also produced as byproduct of vinyl ether production; wastewater discharged into Cape Fear River
Discovered through EPA’s non-target analysis of SW
North Carolina DEQ - GenX
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Emerging Issue
Google maps
New Mexico – Highland Dairy Farm
Cannon AFBAFFF use on base:training, 2 crash sites, suppression system spills
Dairy Operation4,000 animals200,000+ lbs milkshipped each day Operations Closed Oct. 2018
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Emerging Issue
Cost Estimate of PFAS Specific Work
VermontSaint-Gobain Specific $60-70 millioninvestigative costs, municipal water line extension, legal expenses, ongoing DEC expenses
Michigan State-wide $30 million FY2018$20 million FY2019
Emerging Contaminant funding $15 million/year
What is the financial impact?
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Emerging Issue
EPA National Management Plan
• Developed a risk communication toolbox;• Will announce an MCL regulatory determination
by Dec 2019 for PFOA and PFOS;• Issued draft interim recommendations for GW cleanup;• Proposed adding PFAS compounds to the next UCMR cycle;• Working with NTP to expand knowledge of toxicity;• Directed ORD to direct funds toward research to understand
PFAS impacting agriculture.
Federal Action
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep
Emerging Issue
Staying Informed
DEP Interagency Information Exchange
EPA Workgroup (to improve HA process)Direct discussion with ORD
EPA Small Water Systems SeriesEPA Region 1 WorkgroupEnvironmental Council of StatesAssoc. of Clean Water AdministratorsAssoc. of State Drinking Water AdministratorsAssoc. of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management OfficialsNE Waste Management Officials Assoc.Interstate Technology Regulatory CouncilGreen Science Policy Institute
Internal DEP
Roundtable
