Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
MassDEP: bottled water and point-of-entry systems offered for private wells at or above 90 ng/L; 59 systems installed
Summary
MassDEP said it will provide bottled water and install point-of-entry treatment for private wells where PFAS concentrations meet the agency's imminent-hazard threshold (90 ng/L). The agency reported 191 PFAS notifications for waste-site cleanup and 59 installed treatment systems in its program.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection told stakeholders it will step in to provide bottled water and install point-of-entry treatment systems where private wells show PFAS at or above 90 nanograms per liter and there is no potentially responsible party able or willing to act.
"If there's an imminent hazard as we have been doing now for several years, any concentration at or above 90 nanograms per liter where we don't have a PRP or the PRP is unable or…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
