Eight Takeaways From Minnesota’s New PFAS Monitoring Plan: How Facilities in Minnesota and Beyond Will Be Affected
Summary
In March 2022, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) identified 379 facilities in its PFAS Monitoring Plan, which outlines directives that have the potential to impact short- and long-term operations for a wide range of facilities in Minnesota.
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of persistent synthetic chemicals that have been used for decades in everything from firefighting foam to nonstick cookware. The properties that make these chemicals so effective in these applications also make them difficult to destroy using conventional water, wastewater and air treatment technologies.
Minnesota is among the first states to develop plans, guidance and regulations in advance of federal regulations. Specifically, the PFAS Monitoring Plan signals the MPCA’s intention to require a variety of facilities to document their use of PFAS-containing materials and their receipt of PFAS-containing waste products, as well as to conduct PFAS sampling in a variety of media.
This on-demand presentation explores the potential impacts to facilities affected by the MPCA’s PFAS monitoring plan. Learn more about what’s happening today, what might be on the horizon and what it all means for your facility.
Presenters
Brian Hoye, PG
Remediation Section Manager and Emerging Contaminants Leader