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Deerfield Beach pivots to evaluate nanofiltration to meet PFAS rules; staff to amend consultant scope
Summary
Facing state PFAS removal requirements, the commission authorized staff to change Jacobs Engineering's design scope to evaluate an indoor nanofiltration plant rather than an outdoor ion-exchange facility; staff said nanofiltration better addresses PFAS and other emerging contaminants and may lower long-term costs.
The Deerfield Beach City Commission on June 3 authorized staff to amend the scope of work with Jacobs Engineering to evaluate a nanofiltration treatment plant instead of the previously studied ion-exchange approach for upgrades at the Goolsby water treatment property.
Eric Power, director of plan development services and interim director for environmental services, explained the decision follows state directives to remove PFAS, a class of so-called forever chemicals. The state's compliance date was moved from 2029 to 2031, but Power said construction and commissioning for large treatment projects require several years, so the city must make technology…
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