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Decatur council approves $1.13 million PFAS pilot study; utility says loan is forgivable
Summary
The Decatur City Council approved a $1,132,000 professional services agreement with Jacobs Engineering for a Phase 2 PFAS treatment pilot at the Decatur Utilities water plant and authorized an application for a state loan the utility says is 100% principal-forgiven. Public speakers pressed for benchmarks and clearer public reporting.
The Decatur City Council on July 8 approved a $1,132,000 professional services agreement with Jacobs Engineering for a Phase 2 on-site PFAS treatment pilot at the Decatur Utilities water treatment plant and authorized the utility to apply for a state loan to fund the work.
The study was described by Tom Cleveland, water resources manager for Decatur Utilities, as a full-scale pilot to test treatment technologies identified in an earlier Phase 1 bench study. Cleveland said the pilot is expected to run about 15 to 18 months to capture all four seasons of river water quality. "This is a study to do a phase 2, treatment pilot at our water treatment plant," Cleveland said. "The deadline currently is 3 years. Once they're promulgated, they're talking about extending that to 5 years, which would be 2029. DU ... remains in compliance with these…
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