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Riverkeeper warns of PFAS detections near Dothan landfill; urges planning for treatment
Summary
Michael Mullen, identifying himself as Choctawchee Riverkeeper, told an ADEM hearing that sampling downstream of the landfill had found PFOS up to 270 parts per trillion and urged the city and ADEM to plan for capture and treatment even if not yet legally required.
Michael Mullen, who identified himself as Choctawchee Riverkeeper, told the Alabama Department of Environmental Management hearing that PFAS compounds had been detected coming off closed landfill cells and entering a tributary to Gulf Creek downstream of Ennis Road. "We've seen as high as 270 parts per trillion PFOS," Mullen said, and he urged that these discharges "need to be captured, destroyed, or removed."
Mullen said the city should consider whether it has set aside funds to address future PFAS cleanup and warned that residents downstream or with contaminated private wells could suffer illnesses and future legal liability. His remarks asked ADEM staff to consider both technical treatment needs and the fairness of placing long-term environmental burdens on nearby residents. The transcript records no response from landfill representatives during the hearing.
