EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Toured Our Columbus Headquarters. Here’s What He Saw.
The nation’s top environmental regulator came to Columbus to see PFAS destroyed at commercial scale. Here’s what happened, and what the coverage captured.
On Tuesday, July 7, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin toured Revive Environmental’s Columbus headquarters, a fully permitted, commercially operating PFAS destruction facility. He was joined by U.S. Senator Jon Husted, Battelle EVP and President Matt Vaughan, EPA Region 5 Administrator Anne Vogel, Ohio EPA Director John Logue, and Ohio State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon. Reporters from CBS10TV, ABC 6, NPR, the Toledo Blade, and The Columbus Dispatch covered the visit.
Commercially Operating at Scale
Senator Husted told 10TV exactly why he brought the Administrator to our floor: “So that the federal government understands that this has gone from experimental pilot program to commercially viable at scale.”
Administrator Zeldin stated, “The PFAS Disposal and Guidance documents were put out once every three years. We changed that guidance release to every year because the innovation keeps improving so quickly. There are some key technologies that are being utilized here that EPA has been very heavily looking at both internally and with public/private partnerships.”
That matters beyond Columbus. Zeldin told reporters that communities and small water systems want to remove PFAS from their water but are sensitive to costs that get passed to ratepayers. Commercial-scale destruction is what changes that math: “With this new innovation that is out there, it’s something that can significantly, drastically reduce that cost, which is so important for us,” he told 10TV.
Verified Destruction
The delegation saw the PFAS Annihilator in full operation, destroying PFAS from incoming waste streams. The Columbus facility operates under Ohio EPA and City of Columbus permits. Treated water is verified by independent accredited laboratories using EPA Method 1633 prior to discharge.
Senator Husted championed Ohio’s AFFF collection program as Lieutenant Governor, and Tuesday’s visit was a chance to see that work completed.
The Work Behind the Visit
This visit validates the work performed at Revive to achieve commercial maturity of SCWO for PFAS destruction. Revive has operated commercially since 2023 and has destroyed thousands of gallons of AFFF from Ohio fire departments through the state’s Take-Back Program, with additional statewide programs underway for New Hampshire and New Jersey. Beyond firefighting foam, the same verified destruction process handles landfill leachate, industrial wastewater, contaminated groundwater, and rinse water.
The Coverage
Available Now
The Administrator’s visit confirms what our customers already know: permanent, verified PFAS destruction is not a future technology. It is operating in Columbus today. For states, fire departments, utilities, and industrial operators weighing what to do with PFAS-impacted materials, the answer no longer needs to wait on innovation. It needs a phone call.
Learn more about the PFAS Annihilator® or contact our team, today!
