Town finds lower-cost certified lab for required PFAS well test, saving about $3,200

Jul 7, 2026

After PFAS was detected at the closed Lincoln Landfill, Town Administrator Trish Waugh coordinated a one-day sample collection with the State and found Endyne Laboratories could perform required drinking-water analysis using EPA Method 533 for $792, saving approximately $3,200 versus an earlier consultant quote.

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At a previous meeting the Selectboard had been informed that PFAS compounds were detected in groundwater at the closed Lincoln Landfill and that the Vermont Solid Waste Program required testing of a shared private drinking well serving 1060 and 1061 Downingsville Road. A consultant quoted approximately $4,000 to collect and analyze the sample.

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