Aqua Pennsylvania recently cut the ribbon on its new PFAS treatment system at its Hatboro well station, ensuring 13,000 people in Montgomery County now have cleaner drinking water, reports CBS News Philadelphia.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, PFASs are a group of widely used, long-lasting chemicals whose components degrade at an extremely slow rate over time.
The Hatboro facility is the fifth such system put into service by Aqua since 2018.
State officials were present for the ribbon cutting ceremony to highlight the importance of removing these “forever” chemicals from drinking water in Pennsylvania.
“The foresight that Aqua had, and the work of the DEP staff in our southeast region, is why the 13,000 customers that we’re talking about today are getting PFAS-free water now, years before other states,” said Jessica Shirley, Acting Secretary at Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Aqua was able to pay for the equipment with a $5 million grant it received for the project.
Watch the entire segment about Aqua’s new PFAS treatment system at CBS News Philadelphia.
