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How is MWC Addressing PFOA?
In 2019, in anticipation that an MCL might be established, we
began evaluating treatment options to remove PFOA from our
groundwater supply.
We have completed the design of a facility for enhanced treatment
to comply with new state regulations in NJ for PFAS.
The Plant will use Granular Activated Carbon, which has proved
effective against PFOA and, once completed, will support our
compliance with the new, stricter standard.
We are investing approximately $47 million in upgrading treatment
which is expected to be placed into service by mid-2023.
We have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of
New Jersey against 3M Corporation for polluting our groundwater
and to recoup wellfield remediation costs.
We are not the cause of PFOA but now have to remove what 3M
has put into our groundwater.