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Gardner City Board of Health reviews Massachusetts model private-well regulations; discusses adding PFAS testing
Summary
Health department staff introduced state model private-well rules and proposed updating local regulations to add PFAS testing, clearer definitions, and revised setback distances; board asked staff to draft tracked changes for review.
The Gardner City Board of Health began a discussion about adopting parts of Massachusetts' model private-well regulations and whether to update local rules to include PFAS testing, clearer definitions, and modified setback distances.
Micah, a Health Department staff member, presented the state model and said the model would “include testing for certain PFAS substances, with how we've seen it popping up in towns around the area. I think it would…
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