[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Air Force To Fund Cleanup Of PFAS-Contaminated Wells In Mashpee, Falmouth, " MA

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Air Force To Fund Cleanup Of PFAS-Contaminated Wells In Mashpee, Falmouth

By RYAN SPENCER
Mashpee Enterprise (MA) 
September 17, 2021
 
US Representative William R. Keating (D-Bourne) announced on Friday, September 17, that the US Air Force will pay to clean up wells in Mashpee and Falmouth contaminated by PFAS from military activities on Joint Base Cape Cod.

The agreement with the Air Force means Mashpee Water District taxpayers will be off the hook for $8.5 million approved earlier this year for filters to remove the contaminants from two wells on Turner Road that exceed state drinking water standards.

“Facing capital costs above $8 million to remove PFAS from their drinking water, the ratepayers of Mashpee and Falmouth can now rest assured that the cleanup of this contamination caused by Department of Defense Activities will be borne by the Department of Defense, as it should be,” Rep. Keating said in a joint statement with US Senator Edward J. Marke

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For the entire article, see
https://www.capenews.net/mashpee/news/air-force-to-fund-cleanup-of-pfas-contaminated-wells-in-mashpee-falmouth/article_f155ec50-7efd-57ba-86d1-66d3c6eb0c5d.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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