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Controlling Board approves continuation of contract to destroy firefighting foam chemicals; agency to provide follow-ups
Summary
The Environmental Protection Agency received board approval to continue a contract for destruction of AFFF firefighting foam, funded in part from a settlement; EPA said the contaminant was more widespread than expected and that Battelle/Revive were the available technology providers.
The State Controlling Board approved a continuation of an Ohio EPA contract to destroy aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) containing PFAS chemicals, with the agency saying the problem was more widespread than initially expected and that the current contractor had proprietary destruction technology.
Sam Smith, speaking for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, told the board the work being contracted is the…
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