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Orange County Considering Blockbuster Suit over PFAS Contamination

ByPFAS Primer Team May 22, 2020August 28, 2020

Nine Orange County water agencies and cities have reportedly retained seven law firms to study whether to pursue litigation to recoup the $1+ billion it could take to remove PFAS from local drinking water wells contaminated and to pay for importing water in the interim. The PFAS (specifically PFOA and PFOS) are reportedly due to…

PFAS Litigation Updates

California Utility Targets the Air Force for the Costs of its Water Treatment Upgrade

ByPFAS Primer Team January 21, 2020August 28, 2020

California-American Water claims the Air Force should be responsible for cleaning up groundwater contaminated with PFAS from a former nearby base that used firefighting foam during training exercises. The utility seeks $1.3 million, the cost of the granulated active carbon treatment system to address the contamination. After 3M removed this putative class action to the…

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