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Mount Airy mayor says town is working on PFAS contamination in drinking water, hopes to resolve in about a year
Summary
Mayor Larry Hushauer said the town was notified by the Maryland Department of the Environment about PFAS in Mount Airy's water supply and that the town has a long-range plan to remediate the contamination; he said repairs are expensive and complex and that the town has asked Carroll County for priority permitting.
Mayor Larry Hushauer said Mount Airy has detected PFAS contaminants in the town's drinking water and that town officials have developed a long-range remediation plan.
"Shortly after I came to office, we were notified by the Maryland Department of Environment about the issues of PFAS or forever plastics in the town's water supply," Hushauer said. "On this, we developed a long range plan and are currently working to fix this problem as quickly as possible. These contaminants are in drinking water all across the nation. I'm glad Maryland is taking a lead on remediating the issue, but it is expensive and complex. We will hopefully have this problem solved within about a year. To expedite the remediation, we've asked Carroll County to give us priority handling on all the permits required for this important project."
Hushauer characterized the remediation as a priority for his administration and said the town is coordinating with state and county authorities. He gave no cost estimates and described the timeline as approximate. The mayor said he asked Carroll County for expedited permitting but did not specify whether the county had granted that request.
The notification Hushauer cited came from the Maryland Department of the Environment, according to his remarks; the town's plan and the permitting request are being handled through town staff and county channels, he said.
