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West Plains residents urge Spokane County to form PFAS task force, cite ongoing contamination
Summary
Multiple West Plains residents told the Spokane County Board of County Commissioners that hundreds still drink water contaminated with PFAS and urged creation of a county task force that includes local stakeholders and state and federal experts.
Jerry Gertz, president of Deep Creek Ranch Sheets Water Association, told the Spokane County Board of County Commissioners on March 11 that local residents remain exposed to PFAS contamination and urged the board to create a task force that includes homeowners, small water systems and outside experts.
Gertz said his small Class A water system serves 49 houses north of Fairchild Air Force Base and named agencies he wanted on a task force: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington State Department of Ecology. "The time for action is now," Gertz said, adding that West Plains residents have…
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