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Council approves up to $25,000 for PFAS outreach, testing and water support
Summary
The council authorized up to $25,000 from contingency funds to support outreach, reduce residents' travel for testing, pay for PFAS tests for impacted households and provide temporary water deliveries; Administrator Jones called it a 'good start.'
The Tiverton Town Council voted to authorize up to $25,000 from the council contingency account for public outreach and communications related to the Crandall Road PFAS issue, including helping residents obtain PFAS tests and arranging water deliveries.
"We need to take care of our residents," Administrator Jones said, proposing the appropriation to pay for test kits, pay lab fees when necessary and arrange water delivery such as Poland Spring bottles for affected households. Jones said the contingency fund is roughly $100,000 and described $25,000 as "a good start," with the commitment to return if more funds are needed.
Councilors discussed logistics including having DOH or a courier pick up test samples to avoid residents traveling to Providence and using small batches of tests while lab reliability issues are resolved. The transcript records a motion, a second and a voice vote in favor of the $25,000 allocation.
Jones said the town will initially limit pickups and test handling to manageable batches and will coordinate with DOH about chain‑of‑custody requirements for samples.
