Commissioners hear update on PFAS contamination and local treatment plans
Commissioners were briefed on legacy firefighting-foam contamination in local groundwater and heard that the Spanish Plateau Water District is designing a roughly $20 million PFAS treatment system for the shared aquifer; staff emphasized treatment and interagency cleanup work.
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During discussion of Ambassadors and natural-resource items, commissioners turned to local water-quality concerns tied to legacy firefighting foam. A speaker summarized Department of Ecology oversight of a cleanup in the nearby valley and said contaminants have migrated into the local aquifer used by portions of the plateau.
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