Amendment Preannounced for the Drinking Water Quality Standards in Line with PFAS Control Trends
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標題Amendment Preannounced for the Drinking Water Quality Standards in Line with PFAS Control Trends的月份是8, 年度是2024, 分類是Water Quality, 全文是The MOENV developed the Guidelines for Testing, Management, and Screening of Emerging Concerned Items Regarding Drinking Water Quality (飲用水水質新興關注項目檢測管....
| 編號 | 4460 |
| 標題 | Amendment Preannounced for the Drinking Water Quality Standards in Line with PFAS Control Trends |
| 摘要 | Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent organic pollutants that are carcinogenic and, therefore, hazardous to human health once they find the way into the drinking water supply system. |
| 全文 | The MOENV developed the Guidelines for Testing, Management, and Screening of Emerging Concerned Items Regarding Drinking Water Quality (飲用水水質新興關注項目檢測管理及篩選作業指引) on 11 March 2024. Then on 24 May 2024 certain guidance values, including “perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) combined at 50ng/L” and “PFOS and perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) combined at 70ng/L”, were introduced as reference for administrative management. The Drinking Water Quality Standards (飲用水水質標準) have been introduced in response to the international control trends and to intensify management efforts. Revising Article 3-1, the amendments this time have added water quality standards for PFAS and relevant management requirements, in which those who operate water purification facilities are to intensify their voluntary testing management in two and a half years staring from 2025 and, If test results exceed the maximum allowed values, to notify the competent authorities and propose drinking water quality management plans. Implementation of the management plans are to complete within two years if requiring addition of equipment or construction projects or within 3 months if construction projects are involved. Also starting from 1 July 2027, efforts will be made to enhance random inspections, and failure to meet the drinking water quality standards for PFAS will result in being immediately fined between NT$60,000 and 600,000 and compulsory improvement by a given deadline. Failure to improve by given deadline will be subject to further daily fines. The Standards will be reviewed in a rolling basis and subject to revisions or tightening based on international control trends, as to ensure the safety of drinking water. |
| 年度 | 2024 |
| 月份 | 8 |
| 分類 | Water Quality |
| 檔案位置 | https://enews.moenv.gov.tw/Page/3B3C62C78849F32F/c9fdf632-b0d3-4a13-ba10-52e9602dc3b2 |
編號4460 |
標題Amendment Preannounced for the Drinking Water Quality Standards in Line with PFAS Control Trends |
摘要Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent organic pollutants that are carcinogenic and, therefore, hazardous to human health once they find the way into the drinking water supply system. |
全文The MOENV developed the Guidelines for Testing, Management, and Screening of Emerging Concerned Items Regarding Drinking Water Quality (飲用水水質新興關注項目檢測管理及篩選作業指引) on 11 March 2024. Then on 24 May 2024 certain guidance values, including “perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) combined at 50ng/L” and “PFOS and perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) combined at 70ng/L”, were introduced as reference for administrative management. The Drinking Water Quality Standards (飲用水水質標準) have been introduced in response to the international control trends and to intensify management efforts. Revising Article 3-1, the amendments this time have added water quality standards for PFAS and relevant management requirements, in which those who operate water purification facilities are to intensify their voluntary testing management in two and a half years staring from 2025 and, If test results exceed the maximum allowed values, to notify the competent authorities and propose drinking water quality management plans. Implementation of the management plans are to complete within two years if requiring addition of equipment or construction projects or within 3 months if construction projects are involved. Also starting from 1 July 2027, efforts will be made to enhance random inspections, and failure to meet the drinking water quality standards for PFAS will result in being immediately fined between NT$60,000 and 600,000 and compulsory improvement by a given deadline. Failure to improve by given deadline will be subject to further daily fines. The Standards will be reviewed in a rolling basis and subject to revisions or tightening based on international control trends, as to ensure the safety of drinking water. |
年度2024 |
月份8 |
分類Water Quality |
檔案位置https://enews.moenv.gov.tw/Page/3B3C62C78849F32F/c9fdf632-b0d3-4a13-ba10-52e9602dc3b2 |