Providing Safe Drinking Water To A Rural Community Impacted By PFAS

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were detected in samples pulled from drinking water in the town of Maysville, North Carolina. The system provides drinking water to approximately 450 customers. PFAS levels were above the drinking water limits, which at the time were just 70 ppt for specifically perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). Enthalpy Analytical was hired by the town to perform the testing and analysis and help the town understand its results. The town retained an engineering firm to prepare a Preliminary Engineering Report (PER), which evaluated alternatives to remedy the PFAS contamination in the well water. ECT2 was contacted as a potential solution.