New PFAS Regulations: Implications for Developers and Owners
Originally published on August 13, 2024 by Brielle Scott for NAIOP.
From John Oliver to CNN to the Wall Street Journal, everyone seems to be talking about PFAS. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a family of manmade chemicals that have been used in manufacturing everything from apparel to cosmetics to food packaging.
In April, the federal government issued the first enforceable national PFAS regulations, and rather than just a problem for manufacturers of products with PFAS, this is now an immediate issue for owners and developers of all types of commercial real estate, and anywhere where PFAS may have been created or used.
In a recent NAIOP webinar, experts from Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, including Beth Davis, partner, and co-chair of the firm’s environmental practice; Morgan Harrison, litigation partner; and David Marmins, litigation partner; joined Patrick McKeown, business development manager for ECT2, a provider of solutions for removing difficult-to-treat contaminants from water and vapor, to discuss how developers can prepare for PFAS regulations.