Board: Petersburgh testing finds low GenX levels; quarterly/POE testing plan discussed

Jan 19, 2026

Officials said new tests detected very low GenX amounts and described a monitoring schedule: monthly sampling on the GAC treatment system and quarterly well testing; the board urged state advocacy to expand point-of-entry testing using methods that detect GenX.

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Petersburgh officials told the board they have expanded testing to include GenX in addition to PFOA, and reported very low detections in recent samples.

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