The Alton Board of Selectmen voted on Dec. 9 to authorize a one‑year contract with Hydrogeochemical (John Kizvicki) to perform required groundwater monitoring and related lab analyses around the town’s closed landfill. The scope includes 22 monitoring wells, three private wells and two subsurface locations to fulfill the town’s permit monitoring obligations.

DPW staff (addressed as Seth during the meeting) said the monitoring is mandatory under the town’s landfill closure permit and that the scope and cost vary year to year because different tests are required on different cycles. The contract was quoted at $14,213 and the board approved moving that amount from the landfill‑closure capital reserve fund.

Board members asked whether prior monitoring had identified contamination requiring remedial work; town staff said no recent results demanded remedial action but noted one nearby church well showed a reading slightly above a revised state pFAS threshold because the state lowered its allowable level. Staff said the exceedance was consistent with prior values and appeared to reflect a changed regulatory threshold rather than a new contaminant release on town property.

Motion to approve the contract and funding passed on a voice vote.