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Resident urges council to address PFAS in city water and add topic to agenda
Summary
A resident asked the council Aug. 19 to discuss potential PFAS contamination in the city's drinking water, saying the city's water report did not mention the so-called ‘forever chemicals’ and requesting the topic be placed on a future agenda.
Jacqueline Balles Lugo urged the Edinburg City Council during public comment on Aug. 19 to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as "forever chemicals," in the city's drinking water.
Balles Lugo said the EPA map shows PFAS presence in many communities and that she did not see discussion of those chemicals in Edinburg's water report. She described health concerns associated with PFAS exposure, including immune effects, high cholesterol, reproductive issues and certain cancers, and asked council members and candidates to publicly address whether residents' water is safe to drink.
The comment was a request for the council to add PFAS and drinking-water safety to a future agenda; no staff report or action on the issue occurred during the Aug. 19 meeting.
City staff did not make a substantive response during the public-comment period in the recorded meeting; residents who want more information should contact the city's utilities or public-health partners for the official water-quality reports and testing history.
