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Select Board declares emergency for Well 15 after PFAS confirmation
Summary
The Select Board on Feb. 12 approved an emergency declaration under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44, Section 31 to let the town and the water company accelerate design, procurement and installation of a filtration system for Water Department Well 15 after confirmatory PFAS results.
The Town of Nantucket Select Board voted unanimously Feb. 12 to declare an emergency under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44, Section 31 to allow the Water Department to move quickly on design, procurement and installation of a filtration system for Well 15 after confirmatory PFAS results.
The declaration will let the town seek emergency authorization from the state Department of Revenue to spend in excess of appropriations and use expedited procurement procedures. Mark Turban, who presented the item, told the board, “we're asking for the declaration under Mass…
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