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Conifer monitoring shows stable groundwater levels but rising dissolved solids and PFAS tests prompt concern
Summary
Local presenters said a 10-well monitoring set shows generally stable groundwater levels but flagged rising total dissolved solids in centralized systems and new PFAS monitoring and treatment requirements as emerging community water-quality issues.
Conifer — Data compiled by the Conifer Area Council's water resources study action team indicate that, for the 10 locally monitored wells, average water levels have remained largely stable in recent years, but presenters warned that water quality is an emerging and more urgent concern for the community.
At a Conifer Area Council town hall, co-chair (speaker 1) said the mountain community “really are entirely dependent on groundwater from wells,” emphasizing that fractured crystalline bedrock controls local supply and makes yields highly variable from well to well. John Wallach, the study co-chair, presented mapped monitoring results for the Conifer activity center and…
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