Committee hears update: PFAS pilot at Still River well showing 'no detect' in effluent

Staff described a PFAS pilot test on the Still River well that currently shows PFAS at 'no detect' in effluent; pretreatment to remove iron was added because iron fouls the PFAS media. The pilot will continue several months to determine viability.

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Unidentified Speaker 6 updated the committee on the PFAS pilot program at the Still River well, reporting that the treatment columns are removing PFAS to a no‑detect level in the effluent so far. "We're going from… they're showing a no detect in the effluent of the water," Speaker 6 said, adding that the project team added a pretreatment column to remove iron that otherwise fouls the media and shortens bed life.

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