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MassDEP official says take-back program removed more than 46,000 gallons of PFAS foam; grants, trainings and offshore exercise highlighted
Summary
Kathy Kiley, MassDEP’s statewide coordinator for emergency planning and response, reported that the agency’s AFFF take-back effort has removed over 46,000 gallons of PFAS-containing foam since 2018 and outlined training, a multiyear marine-oil study and $690,000 in recent grants to boost local spill preparedness.
Kathy Kiley, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s statewide coordinator for emergency planning and response, told agency staff that the department’s AFFF take-back program has removed more than 46,000 gallons of PFAS-containing firefighting foam since the program began in June 2018.
"We've been able to remove over 46,000 gallons of the foam that's been collected," Kiley said, adding that the program has engaged more than 160 fire departments and facilities across the state. "It's been a very successful program to get that foam that has PFAS out of the environment or out of the working environment."
Kiley provided a summary of response activity for fiscal years 2023 and 2024, saying both years saw roughly 1,000 incident responses and a…
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