*** Media Availability *** Forever Chemicals/PFAS Subject Matter Expert Available For Interviews & BRoll Opportunity

Laurel, Md. – April 10, 2024 – Following the release today of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule on several types of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water, WSSC Water will make available a water quality expert at their state-of-the-art laboratory in Silver Spring today from 12:00-1:30 p.m. to explain the utility’s comprehensive test results for these forever chemicals, which are below the final rule.

WSSC Water Senior Scientist Priscilla To will:

• Reassure 1.9 million WSSC Water customers that they can trust their tap water
• Break down what you need to know about manmade PFAS compounds used since the 1940s
• Display common household products containing PFAS
• Provide tips on how to reduce PFAS exposure
• Explain how these manmade compounds end up in drinking water sources
• Detail costly water treatment changes that may be necessary to meet new regulations
• Discuss why the entities responsible for polluting the environment with PFAS should be held financially responsible
• Demonstrate the water quality testing process

Visuals will include:

• Common household products containing PFAS
• Drinking water samples from the Potomac and Patuxent rivers
• Demonstration of water quality tests
• Sneak peek of our soon-to-be-operational PFAS testing area within the laboratory

WHAT: WSSC Water PFAS Media Availability

WHO: Dr. Priscilla To, WSSC Water Senior Scientist

WHEN: Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 12:00–1:30 p.m.

WHERE: WSSC Water Laboratory, 12245 Tech Road, Silver Spring

Parking: Available as you pull into the entrance of the laboratory. Please enter through the front door.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a very visual event. All members of the media must wear protective eyewear while inside the laboratory’s testing area. If you do not wear glasses, eyewear will be provided.