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Residents urge Manchester to add PFAS limits to sewer‑use ordinance; board received multiple public comments
Summary
At the Manchester Board meeting, multiple residents and advocacy groups urged aldermen to use state authority to add PFAS limits to the city's sewer‑use ordinance to reduce releases from industrial users into the wastewater treatment plant and sludge incinerator.
Multiple Manchester residents and local advocates used the public comment period on July 21 to press the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to amend the city’s sewer‑use ordinance to limit PFAS discharges by industrial users.
Speakers including Anthony Poor, Shirley Tomlinson, Jose Tapia and others asked the board to act, citing health concerns and recent studies showing widespread PFAS contamination in New England groundwater. Several speakers referenced state law as authority for municipal action.
Key points raised by speakers
- Health and exposure concerns: Speakers said…
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