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EPA issues guidance on PFAS NPDWR sampling and analysis best practices
Safe Drinking Water Act (PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation - NPDWR)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)US
Announced
Jun 1, 2025
Description
EPA published a guidance/fact sheet on requirements and best practices for collecting and analyzing PFAS samples to support compliance with the PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR). The document highlights method-use boundaries under 40 CFR 141.901 (including that EPA Method 537.1 v1.0 is allowed for initial monitoring only) and provides field/lab QA/QC practices intended to prevent PFAS contamination and ensure defensible monitoring data for compliance determinations.