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Tucson Water reports PFAS remediation progress, first litigation payment, and a 2026 CAP order of 91,391 acre‑feet
Summary
Tucson Water told council it removed 24 production wells from service (8 in emergency status), operated under strict internal PFAS targets (<2 ppt for PFOA/PFOS), began receiving litigation settlement payments (first installment ~ $4.9M) and plans a 2026 CAP order of 91,391 acre‑feet after conservation commitments. Staff outlined treatment projects and rebranding of the Clearwater program as the Water Bank of Tucson.
Tucson Water provided the council a second-quarter 2025 update on PFAS monitoring, groundwater remediation and Colorado River/CAP ordering on Sept. 9. Director John Kmiec reported the utility is operating under internal, stricter operational targets for PFOA and PFOS (less than 2 parts per trillion), has removed 24 drinking-water production wells from service (eight in emergency-only status), and tested more than 300 water samples April–June with potable water meeting internal targets.
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