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Consultants call PFAS Kent County’s biggest long-term solid-waste liability
Summary
Raftelis told the Board of Public Works that PFAS contamination is "perhaps the most significant unresolved issue," with PFAS-related capital and O&M costs among major line items in an $80.7M liabilities estimate.
Raftelis Financial Consultants told the Board of Public Works that PFAS contamination is a central unresolved liability for Kent County’s solid waste operations. In the presentation consultants said, "PFAS contamination emerged as perhaps the most significant unresolved issue," and warned that remediation costs remain uncertain and may not be transferable to a buyer.
The presentation included PFAS treatment capital expenditures estimated at $18.5 million and an annual PFAS leachate pretreatment O&M estimate of $860,750. Consultants said those costs would persist regardless of governance structure and that PFAS liabilities complicate privatization because buyers typically avoid sites with significant environmental obligations.
Board members, including Mayor Kepley, asked how the county would finance future PFAS remediation; consultants and county staff said they would explore financing options and verify legal indemnification possibilities with counsel. Consultants will return with more detailed legal and financial analysis following stakeholder engagement.
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