Wastewater

Recently, I attended the 2026 Perrin Conferences PFAS Litigation and Regulatory Developments Conference, where industry leaders and practitioners explored the rapidly evolving landscape surrounding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Congress is considering legislation that could significantly expand federal regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), particularly in consumer products. If enacted, the legislation could move toward a national framework that partially aligns with and extends beyond certain recent state-level PFAS-in-products programs.

A reader wrote to me about their wastewater treatment system and asked about flocculation/coagulation and electrocoagulation.

Recent documents obtained through an environmentalist nonprofit group’s Freedom of Information Act request reveal EPA’s intent to review and rollback effluent limitation guidelines (ELGs) for asbestos manufacturing, electrical and electronic component manufacturing (E&EC), and electroplating industries.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a pre-publication edition of its much-anticipated proposal to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reporting and recordkeeping regulation for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal to improve the scope of its perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting regulations.

Alpha Metal Finishing in Dexter, Michigan, received the Environmental Excellence Award from Washtenaw County for its efforts in pollution prevention.

Researchers at the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) and Argonne National Laboratory have collaborated to develop a novel method to detect miniscule levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water. 

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management issued a September 28 order to Gerhardi, Inc., addressing alleged violations of Alabama hazardous waste regulations.

On an otherwise calm morning in early August of 2022, all hell broke loose at the Tribar Technologies facility in Wixom, Michigan.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced its decision to continue fighting a petition in the US District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (DC Circuit) challenging a Biden-era rulemaking that designated two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under Section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).

On September 4, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published the Trump Administration’s Spring 2025 Unified Agenda.

The American Chemistry Council says a newly released report by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) underscores the irreplaceable role of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in safeguarding national security, highlighting their critical function across a wide range of defense applications.

The owners of a building that housed a former plating operation in Michigan have pleaded guilty to hazardous waste violations.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is suing two finishers in the state for air and water pollution violations.

Element Solutions says it has agreed to sell its MacDermid Envio Solutions businesses in the United States and Mexico to RK Fabrication, an equipment manufacturer specializing in the surface finishing and PCB industries.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on April 28 that the Trump administration will limit the amount of PFAS producers of the toxic substances that can discharge into the water and called out the metal finishing industry.

Early in April I had the privilege to speak at the Regulatory Environmental Group for Missouri (REGFORM) Missouri Hazardous Waste Seminar on the impacts evolving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulations will have on waste management and environmental cleanups.

Electroplating is a widely used technology for anticorrosion materials and decorative coatings.

An electroplater by job title, Joe Tekuelve has always looked at himself as a wastewater treatment kind of person.

One month into the tenure of new EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, EPA’s initiatives regarding PFAS remain unclear.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a direct final rule to delay the reporting period for PFAS.