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September 7, 2024 
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.
The $4.4 million will be used to build a 45-foot-by-25-foot water treatment facility to mitigate two PFSA-contaminated wells where the presence of the chemicals exceeds new federal government standards, according to state Sen. Steve Santarsiero, D-10, and state Rep. Tim Brennan, D-29.
The township’s municipal authority said the treatment facility will use a combination of carbon filtration units and iron and magnesium treatment systems to remove the chemicals from the groundwater.
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey also helped secure the funding that provides hundreds of millions of dollars to assist 10 additional counties across the state with various water remediation programs, his office said in a statement.
“Pennsylvania’s state constitution affords the right to safe, pure water for every community in our commonwealth, but for too long Pennsylvania communities lacked the funding to guarantee that right,” Casey said.
Two years ago, Bucks County filed lawsuits against some of the country’s largest PFAS manufacturers.
Earlier this month, the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority announced it found encouraging results after two years of piloting TruClear Solutions’ new system at two of its water supply locations in New Hope and Solebury with levels of PFAS that exceeded the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s standards.
Using its Advanced Molecular Oxidation System, the Texas-based company uses electricity to create a chemical reaction that eliminates PFOA and PFOS from water.
Bucks County has requested approval to use the new patented technology from the state’s DEP.
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