[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "It could cost the Madison Water Utility as much as $733,000 per year to filter toxic “forever chemicals” from just one municipal well..."

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Report: PFAS treatment for contaminated well could cost $733,000 per year

By Chris Hubbuch 
Wisconsin State Journal
April 26, 2021


It could cost the Madison Water Utility as much as $733,000 per year to filter toxic “forever chemicals” from just one municipal well, according to a new report.

But the ultimate cost and effectiveness would depend on how vigilant the utility is about maintaining the system.

The utility commissioned Madison-based consultant TRC to evaluate treatment options for Well 15 on East Washington Avenue, which was shut down in 2019 after tests showed elevated levels of PFAS, likely the result of groundwater contamination from the nearby airport.
 

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For the entire article, see
https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/environment/report-pfas-treatment-for-contaminated-well-could-cost-733-000-per-year/article_645faa64-9ac4-59c8-90e4-5ce86d1e66bf.html

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Lenny Siegel
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