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Caswell County officials outline PFAS testing, await work plan for closed landfill
Summary
County solid-waste staff said the state has required additional receptor surveys and may require 3–5 new monitoring wells; final testing and any corrective actions will follow a state-approved work plan and a proposal from the county's environmental consultant.
Caswell County solid-waste staff told the Board of Commissioners on Oct. 6 that state regulators have asked the county to expand testing for PFAS — the group of so-called "forever chemicals" — around the county's closed landfill, and that the county is waiting on a written proposal and work plan from its environmental consultant before any field work begins.
The county's solid-waste supervisor, AJ Fuqua, said the state asked counties in 2022 to perform receptor surveys and in 2023'024 to sample monitoring wells and surface water for PFAS. Caswell has 11 monitoring wells and three surface-water sampling locations, Fuqua said; recent results showed elevated PFAS compounds in the landfill network compared with most background locations. Fuqua said the consultant SME has proposed additional work…
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