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Parsippany-Troy Hills officials outline multi‑million dollar PFAS treatment plan; lead-service replacement disputes continue
Summary
Town officials and consultants presented a PFAS treatment feasibility study that recommends centralized treatment and estimates initial capital costs in the millions. Separately, residents pressed the council over the township’s phased lead and galvanized service-line replacement program and contested phase assignments.
Town water officials and consultants told the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council on March 4 that new federal and state limits for PFAS will require costly treatment work across multiple wells and that centralized treatment plants could reduce long-term operating costs.
Substance of the presentation: Water Superintendent Sean Andres and Suburban Consulting Engineers’ project manager David Shandra said the EPA’s April 2024 maximum contaminant level (MCL) for PFOA and PFOS — 4 parts per trillion — means several township wells will need treatment. The consultants evaluated wells against criteria including current capacity, PFAS concentration, site feasibility and existing well life, and recommended grouping wells for centralized treatment where practical.
Cost estimates and approach: The study identified a near-term priority cluster (wells 9, 10 and 18 in consultants’ notation) with an estimated initial cost of about $9.8 million for a centralized treatment facility and recurring replacement/reload media costs requiring ongoing annualized spending. The report showed scaled capital estimates across priority clusters (multi‑million dollar…
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