Members Urged to Support Federal Bill Protecting Against PFAS Liability by ACWA Staff Apr 29, 2025 Water News WASHINGTON, D.C. — ACWA is encouraging member agencies to contact their elected officials in the U.S. House of Representatives and urge them to co-sponsor H.R. 1267, the Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act. If enacted into law, the bill would exempt water systems from liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability (CERCLA) Act, also known as the Superfund Law. This narrowly tailored exemption would align with the historical objective of the CERCLA statute to hold polluters responsible, not the passive receivers such as drinking water and wastewater systems. Agencies can support this bill by contacting their elected officials and urging them to co-sponsor H.R. 1267. Find representatives and their contact information by visiting the U.S. House of Representatives’ website. An April 28 ACWA Legislative Alert contains more information and a customizable template letter agencies can mail to their representative. Member login is required.
