ABOUT THE COVER
PFAS are chemicals that can
be found in many products.
They have been linked to
health problems, like cancer
and thyroid problems. Water
providers are trying to find
ways to deal with PFAS in
water supplies.
COVER ILLUSTRATION BY AUDE CABALDON
S URCE
20 Does Regulating PFAS Represent a
Meaningful Opportunity for Health
Risk Reduction in Drinking Water?
By Katherine Alfredo, Chad Seidel and Amlan Ghosh
34 Water Replenishment
District Sues Major PFAS
Chemical Companies
By SL Environmental Law Group Staff
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26 Would Designating PFAS
Hazardous Wastes Under RCRA
or Hazardous Substances Under
CERCLA be a Blessing or a Curse?
By Tim Miller and the CA-NV Section AWWA
PFAS Workgroup
DEPARTMENTS
CONTENTS
16 The Pernicious Persistence of
PFAS: Horizonal Challenges
for Water Utilities
By Brent Alspach
6 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
We Need Your Help to Lead,
Educate and Serve
By Sue Mosburg
9 SECTION NEWS
CA-NV AWWA Honors Outstanding
Members of 2021
FEATURES
31 Nation’s Largest Ion
Exchange Plant to Remove
PFAS from Drinking Water
By Orange County Water District Staff
12 Remembering Engineer and
Longtime Section Member David
Clark
13 Water Utility Council Hits Full Stride
in 2021
14 Join the Advocacy Team
15 3,2,1 . . . Scholarship Applications
Are Now Open
38 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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