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City hears PFAS update; committee backs Air National Guard right-of-entry for sampling
Summary
Amanda Smith, director of water quality, updated the Infrastructure Committee on PFAS testing in Bangor’s sewer system and staff and Air National Guard representatives described ongoing investigations and outreach.
Amanda Smith, the city’s director of water quality, told the Infrastructure Committee the city’s PFAS testing found elevated levels tied to specific sources and outlined coordination with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the Air National Guard.
"Wastewater treatment plants were not designed to remove PFAS from wastewater," Smith said, explaining the city took part in expanded sampling after the DEP’s statewide study and found the highest inputs from the Pine Tree Landfill leachate and from groundwater near the former Dow Air Force Base area. Smith said the city will need to be ready for forthcoming federal and state wastewater guidance, and that preventing PFAS from entering the sewer at the source will be critical because end‑of‑pipe municipal treatment options are limited and costly.
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