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Commission discusses NC Collaboratory PFAS well study targeting wells near OWASA biosolid application areas
Summary
At its May 11 meeting, the Orange County Commission for the Environment discussed an upcoming NC Collaboratory PFAS well study to sample wells in areas where OWASA biosolids have been applied; the Commission did not take formal action or record follow-up assignments in the minutes.
The Orange County Commission for the Environment discussed an upcoming PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) well sampling study led by the NC Collaboratory at its meeting on May 11, 2026. Board member Jeffrey Ryan led the commission’s discussion of the study, which will target private wells in areas where OWASA biosolids have been applied.
The minutes state that Ryan ‘‘led a discussion’’ of the planned sampling; no motion, vote, or assigned action related to the study is recorded in the meeting minutes. Chair Regina Baratta and members reviewed the study’s purpose in the context of local water-quality concerns but the record shows no formal directive to staff or a request for a written report to the commission.
Wesley Poole, the department’s Water Resources Coordinator and the meeting’s recorder, is listed in the minutes as staff liaison. The minutes do not include study methodology, sampling schedule, funding sources, or a timeline for results; those details were not specified in the meeting record.
The commission’s minutes note the discussion for the record but do not record a vote or follow-up assignment; the matter may return to the commission when the Collaboratory or staff present additional details.
