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Durham plans PFAS removal at Brown Water Plant; staff seeks HDR amendment for design oversight
Summary
Water Management staff recommended a progressive design-build approach using powdered activated carbon to meet EPA PFAS rules; staff seeks an amendment to HDR Engineering's contract for owner-advisor services while the EPA extends compliance deadlines.
Laurie Montgomery, senior engineering manager for the Durham Department of Water Management, told council members the city has completed a study of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in source waters and identified powdered activated carbon (PAC) as the preferred treatment approach at the Brown Water Treatment Plant.
"Because our PFAS concentrations are relatively low, PAC is sort of one of the first line of defense technologies…
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