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April 25, 2018 A bipartisan group of House lawmakers, whose districts are affected by drinking water contaminants such as perfluorinated chemicals, is urging appropriators to adopt report language that requires EPA to conduct an expedited rulemaking to craft a standard for the substances, pushing back on agency concerns that such an effort could drag on for years. Ken Calvert (R-CA) and Betty McCollum (D-MN), the chair and ranking member on the appropriations subcommittee that funds EPA, respectively, the lawmakers seek report language in EPA's fiscal year 2019 spending bill to require the agency \"to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluorinated compounds (including perfluorooctanesulfonic acid [PFOS] and perfluorooctanoic acid [PFOA]) under the Safe Drinking Water Act, based upon the most precautionary scientific evidence within 90 days of enactment.\" The health advisories for PFOA and PFOS established by EPA \"do not provide clarity on necessary actions for water systems to address the compounds, and how to communicate their actions and the associated health risks to the public,\" they say.