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Council hears update on PFAS testing and improved RAB outreach
Summary
Council Member Hope Thompson said Restoration Advisory Board outreach has increased property access for environmental sampling (down from ~42 to 12 inaccessible properties) and that two additional PFAS-impacted sites identified by construction activity will be monitored monthly for soil, groundwater, surface water and sediment.
Council Member Hope Thompson reported progress in Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) outreach and environmental testing in areas affected by past contamination. Thompson said mailers with QR codes that allow residents to schedule air-sampling appointments reduced the number of inaccessible properties from about 42 to 12, and the RAB will continue outreach with Spanish-language mailers and city communications to increase participation.
Thompson also updated the council on PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — noting that two additional construction-impacted sites with elevated PFAS levels had been identified. She said monthly testing of soil, groundwater, surface water and sediment would continue to monitor mitigation effectiveness and that a geologist had advised the board that PFAS monitoring science had evolved in the past decade, warranting ongoing attention.
Speakers: Hope Thompson (Council Member; first referenced SEG 002).
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