[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "In Wake Of Farmington River Contamination, Westfield, Mass., Works On Its Well Problem"

[Lenny Siegel]

In Wake Of Farmington River Contamination, Westfield, Mass., Works On Its Well Problem 

By ADAM FERNIER
New England Public Radio
June 27, 2019

Connecticut officials continue to deal with pollution in the Farmington River from chemicals in firefighting foam. It's a problem Westfield, Massachusetts, is very familiar with.

Four wells in Westfield were contaminated with PFAS chemicals, which were discharged in the foam used at Barnes Airport. 

One well is running on a temporary filtration system, and two others are due to be back online later this summer. That's when the first of two permanent treatment plants will be completed. 


…

For the entire story, see
https://www.nepr.net/post/wake-farmington-river-contamination-westfield-mass-works-its-well-problem#stream/0

--

Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel at cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org