Aqua Pennsylvania Secures up to $6.7 Million PENNVEST Grant for PFAS Treatment Facility Serving 25,000 People in Bucks County
21 Maggio 2024 - 7:11PM
Business Wire
Funding is part of Aqua’s commitment to remove “forever
chemicals” to meet new federal standard; alleviates associated
costs for ratepayers.
Aqua Pennsylvania announced today it has secured grant funding
through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority
(PENNVEST) to construct PFAS treatment at its Edgely Water
Treatment facility in Bristol Township. The grant, which provides
funding up to $6.7 million, will allow Aqua Pennsylvania to
complete the installation of this treatment at no cost to Aqua
customers.
This new facility will provide additional treatment that will
remove PFAS from drinking water for about 25,000 people in Bristol
Township and Bristol Borough. Aqua will install six 7-foot diameter
filter vessels that will use an ion exchange media to remove PFAS
and meet regulatory limits.
“We’ve been working for years on testing and removing PFAS from
drinking water in the communities we serve in Pennsylvania, setting
an aggressive removal target before regulations existed and now
continuing to lead the way in this work to meet the new
regulations,” said Aqua Pennsylvania President Marc Lucca. “This
project highlights our commitment to our customers as well as our
efforts to seek alternative funding to mitigate the cost impact on
customers.”
Aqua’s Edgely facility treats water from nine groundwater wells
in Bristol Township and Bristol Borough. Aqua was able to
temporarily turn off the facility until treatment could be built.
During that time, Aqua ensured uninterrupted customer service by
bringing drinking water from other local sources, specifically its
Bristol Water Treatment plant, which treats water from the Delaware
River.
Construction on the facility is scheduled to begin in July.
About Aqua Pennsylvania Aqua Pennsylvania serves
approximately 1.5 million people in 32 counties throughout the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Visit Aquawater.com for more
information or follow Aqua on Facebook at facebook.com/MyAquaWater
and on X at @MyAquaWater.
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