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Public works director: PFAS detected in some wells; treatment planned at North Station, public outreach to follow
Summary
Public Works Director Eric Horvath told the committee that PFAS compounds were detected in the city’s groundwater at several wellfields; the city plans treatment at North Station (Lieber Park) and Pinhook, expects to be in compliance by the federal deadline, and has recovered litigation funds to help pay for treatment.
Public Works Director Eric Horvath told the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee that testing has found per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the city’s groundwater and outlined the city’s near‑term treatment and outreach plans.
Horvath said the city has nine points of entry for groundwater and 29 wells; "Of those 29 wells, 12 of these have PFAS detected above the limits," he said. Horvath added that treatment will be installed at North Station — the treatment effort the city has begun designing — and that Pinhook is the next site under study.
He described regulatory context: the U.S. EPA finalized a rule in 2024 and later refined it to a standard that currently applies to PFOA and PFOS of about "4 parts per…
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