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Residents urge Manchester to limit PFAS at wastewater plant and amend sewer ordinance
Summary
Multiple residents told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that PFAS from industrial dischargers and sludge incineration pose health risks; speakers urged the board to amend the Sewer Use Ordinance and requested city data on PFAS sources and emissions.
Several Manchester residents urged the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Tuesday to use the city’s regulatory authority to limit the amount of PFAS — so-called "forever chemicals" — entering the Manchester Wastewater Treatment Plant and to stop sending PFAS-containing sludge to the city incinerator.
The matter drew multiple public commenters who said the state legislature has given municipalities the authority to regulate industrial dischargers to sewer systems and asked the board to amend the Sewer Use Ordinance to add PFAS limits.
Why it matters: PFAS compounds are persistent in the environment and have been associated with immune, reproductive and developmental harms, commenters said. At least two…
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