Overview
- New CLM research places Groningen among the highest users of PFAS-containing pesticides, with Waterbedrijf Groningen warning of eventual groundwater contamination and reporting multiple intake exceedances at the Drentse Aa this year.
- The Province of Groningen proposes banning PFAS pesticides in groundwater protection zones at Sellingen and Glimmen and urges a national and EU-wide prohibition.
- Waste processor CFS in Weert discharged PFAS for years without a permit and now seeks approval to release up to 5 kilograms annually, a level experts say would rank among the largest Dutch permits.
- Authorities disagree on whether CFS complies with the “best available techniques” requirement, with the province asserting compliance and the water authority disputing it.
- Environmental federations and Stichting Gezond Water sue the state in The Hague, alleging inaction and demanding immediate curbs and binding exposure limits, citing RIVM findings that nearly all Dutch residents exceed recommended blood levels.