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Allendale board approves permanent PFOS treatment, pump station and generator with conditions
Summary
The borough board approved Veolia Water’s plan to replace temporary PFOS treatment at its New Street site with a permanent ion‑exchange system, add a pump station and an emergency generator, and remove the old treatment plant; approval included conditions on generator testing hours, removal of shipping containers, submission of equipment specs and landscaping/restoration work.
Veolia Water New Jersey Inc. won approval from the borough board on Thursday to convert a temporary PFOS treatment system at its New Street site into a permanent ion‑exchange filtration plant, build a new pump station and install an emergency generator, with the company required to meet several conditions before full operation.
Craig Bassong, attorney for Veolia, told the board that Veolia recently purchased the Allendale water system and must upgrade treatment to comply with EPA and New Jersey DEP guidelines for PFOS, “Forever Chemicals” that regulators say must be removed from drinking water. He said the company expects the new facilities to be operational in about two years, with demolition of the existing water treatment plant following within roughly six months.
Michael Mondello, a licensed professional engineer with Arcadis who prepared the…
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