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Boyertown board hears PFAS briefing after Gilbertsville Elementary detection; treatment, costs and timeline discussed
Summary
Suburban Water Technology told the board that Gilbertsville’s running annual average for PFOA is 8.4 parts per trillion (below Pennsylvania’s MCL of 14 ppt) but described treatment options — anion resin and carbon filtration — and estimated installation at roughly $30,000 with ongoing monitoring and media-replacement costs.
The Boyertown Area School District on Jan. 13 received a technical briefing on PFAS testing and remediation after a detection at Gilbertsville Elementary.
Jeremy Crum, vice president of environmental services for Suburban Water Technology, told the board that Pennsylvania’s PFAS rule (adopted in 2023) sets maximum contaminant levels of 18 parts per trillion for PFOS and 14 parts per trillion for PFOA. Crum said the district’s running annual average for PFOA at Gilbertsville is currently 8.4 parts per trillion, below the Pennsylvania standard. He added that federal Environmental Protection Agency limits proposed under the Safe Drinking Water Act are stricter (about 4 ppt…
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