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Board reviews incoming reports on wastewater and a PFAS exceedance in Chelmsford’s water system
Summary
Chelmsford Board of Health reviewed incoming correspondence on Alexan Chelmsford wastewater, a DEP report, North Chelmsford sludge reporting, and a note that PFAS-6 levels in the Chelmsford Water District were above the drinking-water standard; the minutes record discussion but do not list numeric values or immediate regulatory actions.
During its April 13 meeting, the Chelmsford Board of Health reviewed a set of incoming correspondence and planning updates related to wastewater and drinking-water concerns. The minutes note discussions about Alexan Chelmsford’s wastewater treatment facility and an associated DEP report, the North Chelmsford Water District’s 2025 sludge report, and an entry that the Chelmsford Water District had PFAS-6 measurements above the drinking-water standard.
Planning-board updates recorded by Joel Luna indicated that the Crooked Spring treatment plant is expected to come online with PFAS treatment in August. The minutes do not connect the PFAS exceedance entry to a specific sampling date, numeric result, health advisory, or an enforcement step; the record simply lists the correspondence under incoming items for board review.
The minutes also list Central Mass Mosquito Control Project budget correspondence and a Tufts Wildlife Clinic note that a skunk tested negative for rabies. The board recorded these items as incoming correspondence and voted unanimously to accept incoming correspondence; the transcript does not show immediate regulatory actions or required remediation steps tied to the PFAS item.
Because the minutes do not provide numeric PFAS levels, affected system population counts, or an explicit timeline for remediation, this report uses the minutes’ language and notes those details as not specified.
