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Irondale councilors and residents press for answers after ADEM data shows lead and PFAS detections
Summary
Residents and the council’s water committee raised questions about lead and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Irondale’s drinking water after publicly posted ADEM test results; the city’s water staff asked residents to await a March 4 update.
Councilwoman Cuellar urged the council on Feb. 18 to give residents clearer, quicker answers after she and several speakers flagged lead and PFAS detections in water samples posted on the Alabama Department of Environmental Management website.
The issue drew multiple public commenters and sustained discussion during the public-comment and committee-report portions of the Irondale City Council meeting because residents said the city’s usual public updates were missing or delayed.
Why it matters: Residents said small-sample results on ADEM’s site include readings above guidance levels and that older homes in the city’s interior were not being sampled systematically. Council members said they want clearer documentation from staff and legal counsel before making public health assertions.
Councilwoman Cuellar, who chairs…
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