THE CENTER SQUARE • July 13, 2021
Maine is taking steps to regulate so-called 'forever chemicals' in the state's drinking water systems with a slate of newly approved legislation. Lawmakers have passed several bills this session that seek to deal with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which have been used to make products from non-stick frying pans to firefighting foam. Gov. Janet Mills has signed at least four measures related to PFAS contamination, including LD 129 which requires public drinking water systems to remove the compounds if the concentrations test above 20 parts per trillion.