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EDMONDS — The state Department of Ecology is investigating contamination near Madrona K-8 School, after a consulting firm found so-called “forever chemicals” in the school’s stormwater management system.
Continue reading “PFAS found near Edmonds school sparks concerns about wells”Posted: June 29, 2024
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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.
Continue reading “Letter to the editor: City must reverse critical aquifer recharge area decision”My Edmonds News
Posted: May 27, 2024
Last week marked the final releases this year of “baby” coho salmon from Edmonds’ Willow Creek Salmon Hatchery into local streams to help the salmon populations in Puget Sound. On hand to help were community volunteers including future stewards of the environment and even Edmonds Mayor Mike Rosen.
Posted: May 16, 2024
May 14, 2024
Posted: April 28, 2024
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Posted: April 17, 2024
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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.
Continue reading “Council approves city code regarding critical aquifer recharge areas, hears fire service options”By: Bill Lucia
Washington State Standard
April 10, 2024
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.
Continue reading “Washington will move to tougher federal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water”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.’
Continue reading “Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes First-Ever National Drinking Water Standard to Protect 100M People from PFAS Pollution”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.
By Joe Scordino
Posted: March 17, 2024
Do the citizens of Edmonds really want changes made to the city’s Comprehensive Plan (which dictates municipal operations in the city) so that we become known as “Edmonds – Where the Sewer Meets the Sea”?
Continue reading “Reader view: Time to speak up about the city’s Comprehensive Plan process”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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Posted: February 10, 2024
Department of Ecology
6PPD is a chemical that prevents automotive tires from degrading (i.e., breaking down) and helps them last longer. When 6PPD is exposed to air, it reacts with ozone to create 6PPD-quinone (also known as 6PPDQ). 6PPDQ is lethal to coho salmon and can contaminate water systems.
We work with Tribal and local governments, state and federal agencies, academic institutions, and industrial organizations to reduce the pollution and sources of 6PPDQ released from tires in Washington.
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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.
Continue reading “Reader view: Protecting our drinking water supply”