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Town outlines island‑wide PFAS testing and next steps: landfill, wastewater, wells and treatment pilots
Summary
Town staff and consultants described a multi‑year plan of sampling, new monitoring wells, bench‑scale pilots and near‑term treatment for public water well 15 as part of an ongoing island‑wide PFAS response.
Town staff and consultants provided an extended update on PFAS monitoring and response work at the landfill, in the wastewater system and in municipal wells.
Andrew Shapiro, the town’s environmental contamination administrator, opened the update by summarizing the town’s broader PFAS work: “Since 2020, the town has committed $15,000,000 to addressing PFAS on the island,” he said, and described the program’s scope: sampling in wastewater and landfill areas, private well outreach and coordination with MassDEP.
Andy Miller of CDM Smith described landfill sampling and a multi‑step plan the consultants presented to MassDEP. Miller said the team has completed three rounds of PFAS sampling at existing…
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