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Lexington representative: Maury Service Authority faces $15M in PFAS costs atop $60M modernization plan
Summary
Charles Alligood, Lexington’s representative to the Maury Service Authority (MSA), told city council that PFAS (PFOS) contamination and equipment failures are driving new costs and planning needs; MSA estimates $15–16 million for PFAS remediation in addition to previously planned modernization of roughly $60 million.
Charles Alligood, Lexington’s representative to the Maury Service Authority board, told City Council on June 12 that recent engineering reviews and equipment problems have added new costs and urgency to long‑running modernization work at the MSA wastewater plant.
Alligood said the authority still plans the previously discussed plant modernization — an engineering estimate in the “60‑plus million” dollar range — and that a separate estimate to treat PFAS contamination runs between $15 million and $16 million. “That was the surprise that I know you all are all on your wallets firmly,” Alligood said, describing the $15 million figure presented to the board.
Why it matters: the two dollar amounts are not the same project. Alligood said none of the money already budgeted for plant modernization would cover PFAS…
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