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Hampstead advances centralized PFAS treatment project, seeks $19.5 million in state/federal funding
Summary
Town staff said Maryland Department of the Environment is reviewing plans and specs for Hampstead’s centralized PFAS water-treatment project; the town applied for $19.5 million in EPA/MDE funding and expects to split construction into two contracts to meet an EPA timeline.
Town of Hampstead staff said work on a multi-site project to centralize and modernize the town’s water-treatment system — including removal of PFAS from the drinking water supply — is under state review and could go to bid in late April or early May.
Town staff said the project team has drafted an application seeking $19,500,000 in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Maryland Department of the Environment and that the town recently received a subrecipient grant agreement from MDE. The town’s signatory on that grant agreement is required before the Board of Public Works will consider financing approval, officials said.
The project is being…
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