Drinking Water committee says PFAS funding offer, Hooksett extension progress present opportunity for Bow Junction

Cindy Clemons, chair of the Drinking Water Protection Committee, told the Bow Town Board of Selectmen on Sept. 23 that the committee is pressing for use of a state funding offer tied to PFAS contamination near Bow Junction and that a letter committing municipal capacity for a Hooksett extension has been issued.

The committee reported that the town applied for funding through the state revolving loan program and that an offer totaling about $3,600,000 had been communicated to the town. Clemons said roughly $1,500,000 of that package would be provided as a straight grant for "emerging contaminants" related to PFAS in the Bow Junction area, and that an additional $300,000 identified in the offer would be forgiven under the emerging-contaminant provisions; together, the committee described those elements as a large portion of the available grant/forgiveness funds for the project. Clemons cautioned that specific terms, final award…