Drinking water providers will be required over five years to...

Drinking water providers will be required over five years to monitor and treat its water to reduce PFAS levels to almost zero, and inform their customers if the chemicals exceed the EPA’s limits.

President Joe Biden’s Investing In America agenda has set aside $1 billion to help water providers eliminate PFAS. The funding is part of $9 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law dollars allocated to address PFAS.

EPA said its goal is to address increasing concerns about PFAS, a large class of chemicals used in hundreds of everyday products, and its links to numerous serious health problems, including some cancers.