On October 27, 2026, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin launched the agency’s first agency-wide strategy for PFAS treatment and destruction technology. Announced at an event in Commerce City, Colorado, the PFAS Technology, Evaluation, Coordination and Harmonization strategy, or PFAS TECH, is meant to speed up how new technologies are developed, tested and put to work in communities.
What EPA announced
PFAS TECH is organized around three goals:
- Research and development. Funding, partnerships and support for early-stage innovation in PFAS treatment and destruction.
- Pilot-scale demonstrations. Projects at Superfund sites, military facilities, wastewater treatment plants and drinking water systems, to show which options perform under real conditions.
- Practical tools for communities. User-friendly guidance, updated technology information, a new resource called the Break the Bond Navigator, and help finding funding and technical assistance.
What is still unclear
The announcement does not include dollar amounts, a timeline for the demonstrations or grant cycles, or the list of sites that will host pilots. That leaves utilities, landfill operators and industrial facilities with a clear signal about direction but little to plan a budget around.
Why destruction is the part that matters
Removing PFAS from water is only half of the job. Foam fractionation, ion exchange and other concentration technologies pull PFAS out of the water, but they leave a concentrated waste stream that still has to go somewhere. Shipping it offsite moves the liability instead of ending it.
That is the problem E2METRIX was built around. Olift® foam fractionation concentrates PFAS into a small volume, and Obreak® electro-oxidation destroys the concentrate onsite by breaking the carbon-fluorine bond. Together they form a closed loop that keeps the waste stream on your site and under your control. EPA’s decision to put both foam fractionation and destruction at the center of its strategy is a welcome sign of where the field is heading.
What to do now
You do not need to wait for PFAS TECH funding details to start planning. E2METRIX can provide full-scale, on-site PFAS concentration and destruction solutions today. E2METRIX also offers comprehensive bench and on-site pilot scale testing to evaluate your water. A useful first step is to document your flow, your PFAS concentrations and where the concentrated waste stream goes today, and contact us for recommendations on next steps.
Sources
- EPA’s First Ever PFAS TECH Strategy Spurs Innovation In Research And Technology To Address PFAS, Water Online, October 26, 2026
- EPA launches strategy to advance PFAS treatment and destruction technologies, WaterWorld, October 27, 2026