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More than $4 million in funding from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority is coming to Doylestown Township to help remove so-called “forever chemicals” from some of its water supply, state and federal officials announced this week.

Montgomery County Prothonotary Noah Marlier recently addressed Souderton Borough Council this month to publicize the county’s new “Hope Card” and highlight changes to the Protection from Abuse order process (PFA, also known as a Restraining Order).

Two representatives of Aqua PA addressed public concerns over proposed rate hikes and PFAS contamination during a July 8 meeting with Chalfont Borough Council.

An innovative technology that destroys PFAS chemicals in water has proven to be effective, according to officials at Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority.

Three of the wells that provide Doylestown Borough residents with their water will be treated with a filtration system designed to reduce PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals” found in the …

In a Wednesday announcement that was years in the making, the Environmental Protection Agency set an enforceable national drinking water standard of 4 parts per trillion for two of the toxic “forever chemicals” that have infiltrated water supplies around the country.

According to a recent survey by the Pennsylvania Water Science Department, 76% of 161 streams and rivers were contaminated with polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or “forever chemicals.”From the …

According to a recent survey by the Pennsylvania Water Science Department, 76% of 161 streams and rivers were contaminated with polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or “forever chemicals."

The U.S. Geological Survey said water samples from Pennsylvania’s streams found more than three-quarters of the waterways polluted with “forever chemicals.”

Like countless communities across the country, the small borough of Doylestown has PFAS, or so-called “forever chemicals,” in its water supply. How to address the perplexing and expensive problem …

Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed the country’s first National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for six PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals” because …

A new $3.6 million state grant will support plans to connect more than 50 homes with contaminated water to the Perkasie Regional Authority’s water supply. PFAS, a family of hazardous synthetic …

PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals” that have been polluting ground water and waterways around the country for decades, also resides in Doylestown Borough’s five wells.

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