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The regulatory landscape for PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) is shifting fast鈥攅specially for landfill leachate. The U.S. EPA鈥檚 Plan 15 signals that revised Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELGs) will soon force additional controls on PFAS discharges from landfills. Meanwhile, many states are already moving ahead with their own stricter discharge or biosolids limits. These developments are putting waste and landfill management operators under real pressure to retool their leachate treatment strategies. Under the Clean Water Act, ELGs set technology-based standards for industrial wastewater discharges. Plan 15 announces a new rulemaking and additional studies aimed explicitly at PFAS, including revisions to ELGs for the Landfills category (CFR Part 445). In plain terms: landfills discharging leachate may soon face federally mandated PFAS limits. Because states are already acting, many landfill operators can no longer wait to adapt鈥攖hey need immediate and robust treatment strategies now. ZwitterCo鈥檚 membranes are specifically engineered to resist organic fouling鈥攂oth in the pretreatment stage and in the RO step itself. Field and lab data suggest significant reductions in cleaning frequency (up to 90 percent) compared with conventional RO membranes, along with longer uptimes and extended membrane life. Expedition SF can serve as a direct-filtration pretreatment solution: it filters out suspended solids and troublesome foulants before RO, reducing the load on downstream membranes. Coupling that with ZwitterCo鈥檚 Elevation RO membranes, which are designed with enhanced fouling resistance, operators get a system built for the harshest leachate environments. Because these membranes are one-for-one compatible, many operators can retrofit existing RO systems rather than start from scratch, saving both time and capital costs. Many waste operators are already under public pressure and cannot wait until complete rebuilds are engineered and permitted. That is why ZwitterCo maintains a fleet of full-scale rental assets. These units can be deployed quickly on site to give immediate relief (e.g. reducing trucked leachate, helping meet interim permit limits), while simultaneously collecting real-world performance data. The data collected can feed into the design basis of the long-term, permanent treatment train. This approach helps operators avoid overdesign or surprises when scaling up full systems. PFAS regulation is moving quickly, and landfill operators need solutions that go beyond stopgap measures. While options like foam fractionation and GAC/IX have their place, they often fall short in real-world leachate conditions. Reverse osmosis remains one of the few proven ways to achieve the low PFAS and other key contaminant limits regulators are setting鈥攑rovided the membranes can withstand the fouling challenges unique to leachate. ZwitterCo鈥檚 fouling-resistant membranes are specifically engineered for the complex conditions of landfill leachate. By resisting irreversible organic fouling, they deliver consistent performance where conventional RO systems typically fail. This durability allows operators to maintain treatment reliability, meet tightening PFAS regulations, and avoid the excessive downtime and maintenance costs that have long challenged leachate treatment. For more information, contact Christy Harner, VP of Marketing, at [email protected] or visit www.zwitterco.com.