Artesian Resources says prepared to meet EPA new drinking water standard

Artesian Water, a subsidiary of Artesian Resources, announced that it is well-prepared to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s, or EPA, new drinking water standard that sets a maximum contaminant level, or MCL, for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. The MCL is expected to be effective in 2029. Artesian has installed treatment for PFAS at ten of its facilities to date and expects to install treatment at three more facilities in 2024. While awaiting EPA’s determination of an MCL for PFAS in drinking water, during the past decade Artesian ensured levels of PFAS in its water systems were below the EPA’s health advisory level, EPA’s only prior available guidance. Additionally, Artesian is among the claimants in two multi-district class action settlements designed to resolve claims for PFAS contamination in public drinking water systems. The settlements are intended to hold accountable those responsible for the PFAS contamination of water supplies for the costs of treatment. There is no assurance, however, that the settlements will completely offset the additional costs incurred to date or into the future.