PFAS Drinking Water Contamination – Page 3 – Edmonds Environmental Council

Letter to the editor: City must reverse critical aquifer recharge area decision

Posted: June 29, 2024

Editor:

The City of Edmonds has just adopted a new critical aquifer recharge area (CARA) ordinance in spite of scientific evidence from the Olympic Water District about the presence of forever chemicals (PFAS) in stormwater. The changed CARA code will allow contaminated stormwater to infiltrate into the Deer Creek drinking water aquifer in southern Edmonds.

Local drinking water ranks among the best, exceeding new federal standards for contaminants

Posted: May 16, 2024

Local drinking water ranks among the best, exceeding new federal standards for contaminants

Council approves city code regarding critical aquifer recharge areas, hears fire service options

Posted: April 17, 2024

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Councilmembers and Mayor Mike Rosen listen to William Sturgeon of Fitch and Associates present an assessment of options for future fire services.

Two major pieces of business before the Edmonds City Council Tuesday night were whether to approve a city code amendment regarding critical aquifer recharge areas (CARAs) and to learn more about the city’s options for fire and emergency medical services.

Washington will move to tougher federal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water

By: Bill Lucia
Washington State Standard
April 10, 2024

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized the rules Wednesday. The state established a program targeting the hazardous chemicals in drinking water in 2021.

Washington regulators will adopt a drinking water standard the federal government issued Wednesday that’s meant to limit people’s exposure to a class of harmful chemicals used for decades in firefighting foam and manufacturing.

Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes First-Ever National Drinking Water Standard to Protect 100M People from PFAS Pollution

EPA
April 10, 2024

As part of the Administration’s commitment to combating PFAS pollution, EPA announces $1B investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to address PFAS in drinking water

WASHINGTON – Today, April 10, the Biden-Harris Administration issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals.’

WA’s public water systems would need $1.6 billion for initial PFAS cleanup, state officials say

By Isabella Breda and Manuel Villa
April 10, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency announced the first national drinking water standard for six so-called forever chemicals Wednesday, a change that could cost Washington public water utilities an estimated $1.6 billion, according to state officials.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/biden-administration-reveals-first-drinking-water-standard-for-pfas

Revised Final Results of Supplemental Stormwater Monitoring for PFAS

Madrona K-8 School Replacement Project, Edmonds, Washington

Shannon & Wilson
February 13, 2024

This letter report summarizes the procedures and results of supplemental sampling of stormwater for analyses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at tge Edmonds School District No. 15 (ESD) Madrona K-8 School Replacement Project (Project). The purpose of this voluntary sampling event was to objectively evaluate for the presence of PFAS in stormwater following stormwater sampling conducted by Olympic View Water abd Sewer District (OVWSD) on October 22, 2022. Because the procedures used to collect stormwater samples by OVWSD were not provided, the usability and validity of their data are unknown. A map of the project location is provided as Figure 1. This letter is revised from the final version dated February 8, 2024, to correct the pagination.

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2024 Madrona Stormwater Sampling Results Download

Reader view: Protecting our drinking water supply

Posted: November 27, 2023

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Has growth become more important than clean drinking water? Our government has a duty to protect us and especially our children, the elderly, and other vulnerable groups from exposure to polluted water sources. Clean water is finite and precious. We should not be reluctant to protect it.

Recommended State Action Levels for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Drinking Water: Approach, Methods, and Supporting Information

Department of Health
331-673 • Revised November 1, 2021

Summary

In October 2017, the State Board of Health (board) accepted a petition from ten organizations to establish drinking water standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Board authority to adopt such standards comes under RCW 43.20.050(2), RCW 70.119.080(1), and RCW 70.142.010.

To support the board, the Washington Department of Health (department) released draft state action levels (SALs) for five PFAS in November 2019. These PFAS occur in Washington drinking water and had sufficient scientific information to recommend a value. We presented the draft rule language at stakeholder workshops and at numerous meetings with stakeholders. After evaluating the feedback from these events and from two public comment periods, we updated our technical document and lowered our recommendation for the PFBS SAL from 1,300 to 345 ng/L to better protect infants. We also revised the PFNA SAL from 14 to 9 ng/L based on new evidence of serum half-life in humans. The PFHxS SAL was revised slightly to correct our calculation of average maternal body weight used in the infant exposure model. The revised SAL values are part of the proposed rule being considered for adoption by the State Board of Health in 2021.

Madrona negotiations remain in stalemate, school district finalizes plans to move to Alderwood MS

My Edmonds News
Posted: June 26, 2018

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The Edmonds School District is moving forward with plans to move Madrona K-8 to the old Alderwood Middle School site for the start of the 2018-2019 school year.

Water district concerned Madrona School’s wells could contaminate customers’ water source

Posted: June 7, 2018

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A rendering of the completed building. (Image courtesy the Edmonds School District)

The thought of moving to a different old building in a different corner of the Edmonds School District in the fall is emotional for Madrona K-8 principal Kathleen Hodges.

Madrona School Stormwater Management System Assessment

Pacific Groundwater Group
June 1, 2018

Report from Pacific Groundwater Group to:

Mr. Edward Peters
Edmonds School District #15
20420 68th Avenue West
Lynnwood, WA 98036

PGG has been contracted by the Edmonds School District No. 15 (the District) in Edmonds, WA to perform technical evaluation of selected aspects of the Madrona School stormwater management system (the Project). ESD requested that PGG address the six questions presented below. Each question is followed by a summary of our response as presented in the rest of the document.