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Resident raises PFAS concerns about Manchester water; town points to testing plan and EPA timeline
Summary
A Manchester resident told the board she paid for private tests showing high hardness and elevated total dissolved solids and expressed concern about PFAS contamination in wells near Faulkner Drive and Lovelane; the town manager said staff will address the issue at a March 19 water department budget workshop and cited an EPA rule timeline extending to 2028.
Resident Jennifer Lombardi told the board she had private testing done after noticing taste and odor issues and said results showed her water's total dissolved solids (TDS) were over 500 and that, in her view, portions of town appear to be a PFAS contamination area.
"Our water tested at 17 times the normal limit for hard water, and the content of the total dissolvable solids,…
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