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Commissioner: Sullivan’s Ledge Superfund plant is running but needs study; upgrades to meet modern contaminants could cost millions
Summary
Commissioner Jamie Pont said the Sullivan’s Ledge treatment plant is operational but under study to estimate the cost of upgrades needed to address modern contaminants such as PFAS; he warned those upgrades could cost millions.
Commissioner Jamie Pont told the council Sullivan’s Ledge — a Superfund site operated by the city — is currently operational but under study to determine whether upgrades will be required to address emerging contaminants and to replace aging infrastructure.
Pont said the plant was suspended in a previous period after testing and later restarted to ensure the system continued to capture and treat subsurface plumes; he said the site is monitored and currently performing “at 100% for what it was intended to do.” The commissioner and councilors discussed the site’s cap, monitoring wells, pump and extraction systems, and a consent‑decree escrow account historically used to…
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