Stevens and bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force chair aim to help upgrade wastewater treatment

By: Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 354

Last Updated: 19 hours, 40 minutes ago

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On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, a Birmingham Democrat, joined Bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force Co-Chair Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican from Pennsylvania, to introduce legislation that would help communities to upgrade their wastewater systems to address emerging contaminants like PFAS.

Stevens’ and Fitzpatrick’s Advanced Wastewater Treatment Assistance Act would create a five-year federal grant program to help water utilities install the advanced water treatment technologies needed to remove difficult pollutants, while also …

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