Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 3588
Drinking Water: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 20 September 2024
Question
James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat — Lewes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to reduce the amount of per- and polyflouroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Drinking Water Inspectorate’s (DWI) current guideline limit on individual types of PFAS of 100 nanograms per litre for treated drinking water was set in 2021 based on an assessment of existing scientific knowledge. These limits were agreed with the UK...
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