Legislature backs $300,000 state pilot for private well testing and mitigation
Putnam County approved budget amendment 26A004 to increase 2026 revenues by $300,000 and participate in a New York State pilot to test and mitigate private wells with PFAS contamination, with implementation involving state partners and county health staff.
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On behalf of the health, social and education committee, the presenter described budgetary amendment 26A004 to allow Putnam County to participate in New York State's private well testing and mitigation pilot program. The resolution, funded through the State Environmental Facilities Corporation, "increases the revenues in 2026 in the amount of $300,000," the presenter said, and was described as not creating a local taxpayer burden.
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