Water systems, and their design and construction experts, boost efforts to eliminate contamination from ubiquitous 'forever’ chemicals, a key component of widely used firefighting foam runoff—as federal rules, technologies and costs catch up.
Speculated water utilities deal is official, following federal trial halt June 5 of a $100-million claim by Stuart, Fla., which seeks to recover from chemicals firm mitigation costs to reduce contamination in its drinking water supply.
E&C firms can push alternative project delivery to speed removal now of "forever chemicals' before they become an even bigger public health risk, says one committed environmental engineer.
Feds promise millions more for study, cleanup and control of 'forever' chemicals,' joining states in ramped-up scrutiny; EPA tasked to develop whole agency strategy by mid August, but Wisconsin manufacturers sue state over planned regulation
