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Boyertown Area SD to pursue local PFAS treatment at Gilbertsville Elementary; vendor estimates 10‑year media life
Summary
District facilities staff and Suburban Water Technology briefed the board on PFAS/PFOA treatment options for Gilbertsville Elementary, favoring ion‑exchange resin over activated carbon and asking Suburban for a formal proposal and cost breakdown to bring back next week.
Board Chair and facilities staff said they will seek a formal proposal to install a local filtration system to reduce PFAS and PFOA at Gilbertsville Elementary after a presentation from Suburban Water Technology.
Suburban’s representative told the board that Resintech modeled the school’s water chemistry and estimated the ion‑exchange media "should last us around 10 years," and that, when annualized, the maintenance cost would be roughly $1,000 per year. The vendor recommended resin over activated carbon because resin requires less contact time (about five minutes versus about 20 for carbon), smaller vessels and less frequent media replacement.
The recommendation prompted questions from board members…
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