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In March 2023 the Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first-ever national drinking water standard for six perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS. Under these rules public water utilities such as Fort Worth’s water department will be required to monitor for the 6 chemicals in the PFAS family.
Fort Worth plans to initiate monthly testing starting July 2023 in addition to federally mandated testing that started January 2023. City staff plans to pursue any grant money and low-interest loans available to fund “treatability studies.” These studies would explore a possible engineering processes to treat PFAS such as carbon absorption, reverse osmosis, and ion exchange.