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Avondale outlines PFAS treatment and wastewater expansion costs; Bartlett Dam share also noted
Summary
City utilities staff said EPA drinking‑water limits for PFAS require substantial treatment work; the city is planning for PFAS treatment (roughly $105M estimate), a wastewater/water reclamation expansion and a $15M contribution toward the Bartlett Dam regional project.
City utilities staff told the council that new federal drinking‑water limits for PFAS will require significant treatment investments and that the city is planning for a multiyear, multi‑million dollar response.
Kirk (utilities staff) said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a regulation in April 2024 setting a numerical limit for PFAS in drinking water at 4 parts per trillion and requiring municipalities to treat affected supplies by April 2029. “The regulation that was issued in April is 4 parts per trillion,” Kirk told council. He said about 70% of Avondale’s water supply is currently impacted by PFAS detections at levels that would…
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