The PFAS Rule and Solving the PFAS Challenge with Xylem’s Snehal Desai

21/05/2024 34 min

                    The PFAS Rule and Solving the PFAS Challenge with Xylem’s Snehal Desai

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Episode Synopsis



Snehal Desai, Xylem’s Senior Vice President and Chief Growth and Innovation Officer, joins us for a phenomenal discussion about PFAS. Snehal addresses the EPA’s recently promulgated PFAS rule and dives into present treatment options, including several PFAS treatment success stories, and where PFAS treatment technology is headed.



In this session, you’ll learn about:




Sne’s extensive experience and varied roles in the water industry



How a clear signal from regulators on PFAS helps industry participants



The lead-in time for PFAS rules



The purpose of the 3 year monitoring timeline



The period of time in which utilities need to get solutions in place



How PFAS rule implementation mirrors other environmental rule roll-outs



The solutions currently available to treat PFAS



How “mobile” solutions are developing



The three categories of technological development Sne sees coming in PFAS remediation



Why PFAS remediation needs to be tailored to the characteristics of the water being treated



Examples of PFAS remediation (& the importance of talking about remediation!)



Sne’s take on the biggest challenges of PFAS rule compliance



Snehal’s insights into treating wastewater effluent streams for PFAS remediation




Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:




Snehal’s LinkedIn profile



Xylem’s website




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