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Spokane water report: low PFAS detections, conservation plan update, aquifer ILA and solar grant
Summary
City staff told a council subcommittee the 2024 water-quality report meets EPA standards though low PFAS detections warrant monitoring; staff also described a 5-year water conservation plan update, an interlocal agreement for the Aquifer Protection Area on the August ballot, and a Commerce grant for solar charging at the water facility.
City water officials told a Spokane City Council subcommittee on June 15 that the city’s 2024 annual water-quality report meets state and federal standards but includes “low level detections” of PFAS chemicals in three wells and that staff are monitoring one Ray Street well whose single-sample result exceeded the 4 parts-per-trillion action level.
“What we’re talking about is very, very small,” a water department director said, noting the system’s four-quarter rolling average for Ray Street remained below the 4 parts per trillion action level. The department said it conducts roughly 2,000 tests a year and currently complies with EPA requirements.
Why it matters: PFAS (commonly known as “forever chemicals”) have become a focus of public…
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