On April 10, 2024, under the Biden-Harris Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new drinking water standards for PFAS detection. This is the first-ever national standard for PFAS and the first additional contaminant added since 1996.
SPU will continue to monitor and test our drinking water distribution system*, adhering to these new standards.
Each year in June, the Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report is published on our website. The link to the report is included on your June billing statement. This report is produced by the MN Department of Health (MDH) and identifies SPU’s monitoring results for the year. The 2023 report will be available upon receipt from the MDH (no later than June 2024). You can anticipate the new PFAS monitoring results to appear on the 2024 report, published in 2025.
For the most up-to-date information regarding the new standards, please refer to the MDH and/or EPA websites.
MN Dept of Health – PFAS Testing
EPA – PFAS Press Release April 10, 2024
*Under our current internal process, we are testing with more frequency than is required by the state.
