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DEP-led PFAS testing, new water main and contamination coordinator are priorities for Nantucket
Summary
Town staff reported Department of Environmental Protection well testing for PFAS on the island, the hiring of an environmental contamination coordinator focused on PFAS, and completion of a water-main extension west of the airport tied to PFAS-related work.
Nantucket — At the July 12 Advisory Committee of Nonvoting Taxpayers meeting, town staff described active work on PFAS testing, staffing and water-main projects after state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) sampling found per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in some island wells. Libby Gibson told the committee the town has hired an environmental contamination coordinator in the health department who is “very focused on PFAS.” Gibson said the DEP has selected Nantucket as one…
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