Kickstart your PFAS journey with this essential primer designed for the current 2026 regulatory and enforcement landscape. PFAS regulation continues to evolve through a mix of rulemaking, litigation, and selective enforcement and understanding the core federal environmental statutes remains critical.

This workshop aims to provide a clear, practical overview of the key EPA authorities shaping PFAS oversight today, setting the foundation for the main conference, and helping demystify how CERCLA, TSCA, EPCRA, RCRA, and related statutes intersect in practice.

Topics will include:

• Overview of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
  • Understanding the designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances and what it means in practice
  • EPA’s authority to identify and pursue Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
  • Implications for manufacturers, downstream users, utilities, and property owners
• Overview of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
  • PFAS reporting under the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), including expanded listings and lowered thresholds
  • Practical challenges for facilities newly subject to PFAS reporting requirements
• Evaluating TSCA reporting, risk and regulatory direction
  • Scope of EPA authority under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
  • Recent and pending developments affecting PFAS reporting and recordkeeping
  • Changes to exemptions, thresholds, and compliance expectations
  • How TSCA data collection is shaping enforcement, litigation, and future regulation
• Analyzing fundamentals of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
  • Implications of listing PFAS as hazardous constituents
  • Potential classification of PFAS-containing waste as hazardous and resulting handling, storage, and disposal obligations
• Connecting the dots cross statutes and how CERCLA, TSCA, EPCRA, and RCRA interact in real-world PFAS scenarios