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Council authorizes participation in multi-district PFAS litigation; city says local water tests clear
Summary
Taylor authorized a resolution to partner with the Great Lakes Water Authority in litigation against DuPont and 3M over PFAS removal-costs, while a city official told the council Taylor’s water tests showed no detectable PFAS.
The Taylor City Council on June 16 approved a resolution authorizing membership/participation related to multi-district litigation concerning PFAS contamination and removal costs involving DuPont and 3M and the Great Lakes Water Authority.
A city agency official (speaker 6) described the litigation as multi-district and national in scope and said the action aims to recoup costs the Great Lakes Water Authority incurred removing PFAS before water reached member cities. The official said Taylor’s water has been tested and showed no PFAS.
Council members asked clarifying questions and a council member reiterated the council’s understanding that Taylor’s water supply contained no PFAS. The motion to authorize execution of the legal service agreement and related resolution was moved and carried.
Why it matters: joining litigation could allow Taylor to recover costs charged by regional authorities for PFAS removal; at the same time officials emphasized local drinking-water testing showed no detectable PFAS in Taylor’s water supply.
What’s next: execution of the legal service agreement and participation in the multi-district litigation as authorized by the council. The transcript contains no further detail about fee arrangements or expected recoveries.
