New Jersey has received judicial approval for settlements with DuPont-related companies and 3M totaling approximately $2.5 billion to address PFAS and other contamination across the state.

The settlements resolve years-long litigation brought by the state involving statewide PFAS contamination, PFAS-containing firefighting foam and pollution associated with four DuPont industrial sites. The DuPont settlement is valued at more than $2 billion, which New Jersey officials described as the largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state.

Under the agreements, up to $795 million will be dedicated to PFAS abatement. The funds will support water quality projects through the New Jersey Water Bank, including loans for drinking water systems and publicly owned treatment works to finance capital upgrades needed to address PFAS. At least $150 million of the PFAS Abatement Fund will be directed to the Water Bank.

Additional funding will support PFAS remediation by local governments and private well owners. At least $90 million will be allocated to help counties investigate and remediate PFAS contamination at county-owned fire training academies and airports where aqueous film-forming foam was used.

The settlements also provide up to $365 million for natural resource damages associated with PFAS and other contaminants. Funds will support restoration projects near four industrial sites: Pompton Lakes Works, Parlin, Repauno and Chambers Works.

DuPont-related entities will additionally establish up to $1.2 billion in remediation funding for the four industrial sites, along with a $475 million reserve fund. The companies are required to fully remediate the sites under the settlement, with the reserve intended to protect the state if a company fails to meet its obligations.

The settlement payments will be made annually over 25 years. New Jersey officials said the agreements, combined with other PFAS-related settlements reached since 2019, are expected to bring the state’s total recoveries from PFAS and other pollution litigation to more than $3 billion.

The settlements follow proposed agreements announced in 2025 and a public comment process conducted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.