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Middleburg staff report PFAS detection in Well 3; council to scope long-range water options
Summary
Town staff told the council that initial PFAS testing showed positive results at Well 3, prompting plans for a 4–6 month engineering scope to evaluate treatment or alternate backup sources; staff also warned of a continuing drought watch, two water-main breaks in December, and a new backflow inspection requirement for certain properties.
Middleburg — Town staff reported that initial testing detected per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Well 3 and outlined next steps to ensure reliable backup water supplies.
The town manager, Danny Davis, told the town council that Well 3 returned “some positive results” on initial PFAS tests and that continued monitoring would follow. He said Well 3 is currently considered an emergency or backup well and that the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) would not require mitigation at this point. Davis said the town will ask its on-call engineer to prepare a scope and timeline — he estimated a 4- to 6-month study — to evaluate options including treating Well 3, moving Well 3 water to a treatment facility, or securing an alternative backup water source, potentially including drilling a new well or acquiring property for one.
Why it matters: Well 3 can serve as a critical backup to Well 4 or the treatment plant during outages. The presence of PFAS…
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