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Posts related to the Deer Creek CARA Growth Management appeal
The ordinance passed unanimously Tuesday, giving the city time to complete a study on PFAS in the area.
By Jenna Peterson
February 11, 2026
Link to Everett Herald article
EVERETT — The Edmonds City Council unanimously approved a moratorium on development near Deer Creek on Tuesday following code changes that have raised difficulties for processing permits.
Continue reading “Edmonds issues moratorium on development in Deer Creek aquifer”By Sarah DeWeerdt
Published February 10, 2026
Increasing concerns surround PFAS in products from wastewater treatment plants. How great a risk do they pose, and are there feasible approaches to removing them? We continue our occasional series on water quality and wastewater management in Puget Sound. Funding for the series is provided in part by King County.
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and HELEN WIEFFERING
February 2, 2026
STELLA, Wis. (AP) — Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town.
Continue reading “A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells”By Joe Scordino
Edmonds Environmental Council
Posted Thursday, December 25, 2025
Link to Edmonds Beacon article
We have a serious human health issue brewing in Edmonds at the Deer Creek CARA (Critical Aquifer Recharge Area), which provides drinking water to south Edmonds, Woodway, and Esperance. The issue is accommodating potential development instead of avoiding contaminating our drinking water with PFAS – a pervasive, forever chemical known to have serious human health effects.
Believe it or not, the City actually wants to allow new development to inject potentially toxic stormwater (containing forever chemicals, PFAS, carcinogenic pollutants, etc.) into the Deer Creek drinking water Aquifer.
And why?
Continue reading “Is development in Edmonds more important than safe drinking water?”By Joe Scordino
December 22, 2025
Link to article from My Edmonds News
We have a serious human health issue “brewing” in Edmonds on potential stormwater contamination of drinking water for southern Edmonds, Woodway and Esperance residents. The issue is accommodating potential development instead of avoiding health impacts caused by Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)-contaminated drinking water.
Continue reading “Readers view: Is development in Edmonds more important than safe drinking water?”By Andrew J.B. Cohen, PhD
New Jersey Institute of Technology
February 16, 2021
Presented at the Hugo Neu New Corporation Sustainability Seminar Series
Stevens Institute of Technology
By Clinton Wright
December 14, 2025
Link to My Edmonds News article
An urgent warning to the good people of Edmonds, my adopted home town and former residence of over 40 years.
Continue reading “Reader view: Updated critical areas ordinance threatens water quality”by Hadeer Saleh, Dibyendu Sarkar, Zhiming Zhang, Michel Boufadel, and Rupali Datta.
Urban stormwater runoff is increasingly recognized as a critical but underexplored pathway for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to enter aquatic environments. This work investigated the occurrence and behavior of 40 PFAS compounds in stormwater runoff entering a roadside rain garden in Secaucus, New Jersey, during six storm events between August 2023 and July 2024. Total PFAS concentrations (Σ40 PFAS) ranged from 1437 to 1615 ng/L, with perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS, 239–303 ng/L) and perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA, 115–137 ng/L) consistently emerging as dominant species. Perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) and perfluorosulfonic acids (PFSAs) together accounted for over 70% of the total PFAS mass. Despite its intended role in water quality improvement, the rain garden showed no measurable change in PFAS concentrations (differences of only 0.03–1.10%). These findings highlight the persistence and mobility of PFAS in urban stormwater runoff and the limited efficacy of conventional green infrastructure in mitigating PFAS contamination. Furthermore, they underscore the ineffectiveness of conventional green infrastructure for PFAS mitigation and the urgent need for advanced treatment technologies integrated into urban water management frameworks.
Posted Monday, August 18, 2025
Link to Edmonds Beacon article
The Washington State Department of Ecology is inviting public comment on a proposed legal agreement and community involvement plan for cleaning up chemical contamination at the Paine Field Fire Training Pit, located along the western edge of Paine Field near South Everett.
Continue reading “Ecology seeks public input on Paine Field PFAS cleanup agreement”Wednesday, July 30, 2025
by Eliza Aronson
Link to Everett Herald article
EDMONDS — The Olympic View Water and Sewer District filed a citizen suit against the Edmonds School District on Monday, alleging the district has failed to eliminate pollution linked to the Madrona K-8 School.
Continue reading “Olympic View Water and Sewer District sues Edmonds School District”July 29, 2025
By Rick Sinnett
Link to My Edmonds News article
The Olympic View Water and Sewer District is suing the Edmonds School District over chemicals found in the stormwater system at Edmonds’ Madrona K-8 School.
Continue reading “Olympic View Water and Sewer sues Edmonds School District over Madrona forever chemicals”July 28, 2025
Olympic View Water and Sewer District (OVWSD) has filed a federal Citizen Suit against the Edmonds School District to protect the Deer Creek Drinking Water Aquifer—a vital public water source—from PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) contamination originating at the Madrona K-8 School site.
Link to Olympic View “In the news” page
Continue reading “Federal Citizen law suit filed against Edmonds School District to protect the Deer Creek Drinking Water Aquifer”July 12, 2025
Link to My Edmonds News article
The following is a summary of a comments made to the Edmonds School Board. The link to the full text can be found here:
Continue reading “Letter to the editor: Edmonds School District must address PFAS contamination near Madrona School”June 4, 2025
Dept. of Ecology
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Ecology is proposing a rule to restrict the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – better known as PFAS – in common consumer products including clothing, cleaning products and car wash soap. The rule would also require manufacturers to report if they use PFAS in nine other product categories.
Continue reading “News Release – State proposes restrictions on toxic “forever chemicals” in common consumer products”June 2, 2025
KOMO News
EDMONDS, Wash. — The Edmonds School District is facing a possible lawsuit over contaminants that could potentially put the community’s water source at risk.
