[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Spokane [WA] and county given two weeks to create PFAS water distribution plan"

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Spokane and county given two weeks to create PFAS water distribution plan
    
By Derek Strom
KXLY TV-4 News (Spokane, WA)
February 13, 2026

SPOKANE, Wash. — The city of Spokane and Spokane County are under pressure from the state to help people with PFAS contaminated wells in the West Plains.

While the deadline from the feds to clean it up has been pushed back, the state wants the city and county to come up with a plan in the next two weeks.

Firefighting foam from the Spokane International Airport and Fairchild Air Force Base have contaminated well water across the West Plains with PFAS, or so-called forever chemicals.

Some residents have already installed whole home filters for clean water, while others are still relying on bottled water. But this week, the state Department of Ecology told the city of Spokane and Spokane County it has two weeks to make a plan on installing filters in any homes with infected wells.


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For the entire article, see
https://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-and-county-given-two-weeks-to-create-pfas-water-distribution-plan/article_e1430e78-4941-4b9b-995e-ec06cb8e0564.html

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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