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Residents ask Manchester to curb PFAS at wastewater plant and incinerator; petition presented
Summary
Residents urged the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to amend the city's sewer use ordinance to require PFAS monitoring and reduction for industrial dischargers to the wastewater treatment plant and its on‑site incinerator. Speakers cited state law authority (RSA 485‑A‑5(e)) and delivered a petition with more than 170 signatures.
Residents and environmental advocates pressed the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to act on per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) they say are entering Manchester’s wastewater treatment plant and being released into the Merrimack River and air via the plant’s on‑site incinerator.
Sarah Katz, a Ward 3 resident who canvassed city neighborhoods, told aldermen…
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