PFAS Task Force

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• PFAS-Containing Firefighting Foam Ban

  Information about Public Act 21-191, Connecticut's Ban on PFAS in Firefighting Foam and status of AFFF use extension requests.

• Human Health Committee

  The Human Health Committee was established by the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force to assist with the development of the PFAS Action Plan and advise the Task Force on a comprehensive strategy to minimize human health risks for Connecticut residents.

• Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force

  To protect Connecticut’s residents and environment from the harmful effects of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), Governor Ned Lamont established the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force, which was led by the Department of Public Health and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

• Pollution Prevention Committee

  The Pollution Prevention Committee was established by the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force to assist with the development of the PFAS Action Plan and advise the Task Force on a comprehensive strategy to minimize future releases of PFAS to the environment.

• Remediation Committee

  The Remediation Committee was established by the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force to assist with the development of the PFAS Action Plan and advise the Task Force on a comprehensive strategy to identify, assess, and clean up historic releases of PFAS to the environment.