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State regulators press Saint‑Gobain for a more robust remedial action plan as sampling and water connections continue
Summary
DES told the commission Saint‑Gobain’s remedial action plan is not sufficiently robust and expects a revised plan later this year; DES also reported 846 POET systems installed, ongoing soil and groundwater reviews, and delays in outreach sampling for previously unsampled properties.
Chair Chris Bandeason convened the May 8 meeting of the New Hampshire Legislative Commission studying PFAS, where Department of Environmental Services (DES) staff said they remain unsatisfied with the remedial action plan (RAP) submitted for the plant site and are pressing Saint‑Gobain for a substantially revised proposal.
Michael, speaking for DES, said the agency received an updated groundwater summary and a soil-sampling work plan from Saint‑Gobain and will provide comments. “As of May 6, there have been 846 POET systems that have been installed, and about 832 of those have been confirmed and officially complete,” Michael said, citing current program tallies.
DES told the commission the original remedial action plan — submitted May 5, 2023, with an addendum on Feb. 9, 2024 — was found not to meet rule requirements;…
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