Location found for replacing contaminated well

POWNAL, Vt. (AP) - At least one location has been found for replacing a contaminated well in Pownal, Vermont.

The Bennington Banner reports (https://bit.ly/2nrxV83) the site, one of three visited during a preliminary inspection last week, is north of the former Green Mountain Race Trace well and south of the current district well head.

The well would replace the Pownal Fire District 2 well. PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid, was detected in the water system’s well a year ago, prompting installation of a filter system to lower the contamination level and a search for an alternative water source.

A test well will be drilled in a month or two to sample the water quality.

PFOA was used in coatings, such as Teflon, and in a range of consumer products over several decades.

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Information from: Bennington Banner, https://www.benningtonbanner.com