MADISON, WI (WPR)— Governor Tony Evers has signed off on bringing Wisconsin’s PFAS and lead regulations in line with federal standards.
The new state rules mirror federal regulations enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden administration. In 2024, the EPA set limits on four of the so-called “forever chemicals. It also revised its Lead and Copper Rule, which requires replacement of all lead service lines by 2037.
The move comes as a national water utility group is suing to overturn both lead and PFAS regulations over concerns that meeting the standards would cost billions of dollars and fall on water customers.