U.S. Water Utilities Deploy PFAS Treatment Technologies to Safeguard Drinking Water for Communities
20 Dezember 2023 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Early Adopters Pave the Way for Widespread
“Forever Chemicals” Remediation Strategies in Response to Emerging
Regulations
As U.S. and European lawmakers tighten restrictions on toxic
PFAS contaminants in water, utilities and businesses are working to
safeguard drinking water supplies for communities. Often referred
to as “forever chemicals,” PFAS are widely used, long lasting
chemicals whose components break down slowly over time.
PFAS chemicals are human-made but have become widespread in some
water sources across the country and can have potentially harmful
effects on human and animal health. Latest estimates from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) monitoring program show
that one in four public drinking water systems contain PFAS
concentrations at or above minimum reporting levels.1
Xylem (NYSE: XYL) is working with municipal and industrial
customers to address this challenge, with more than 80 PFAS
mitigation installations in the U.S. alone.
For example, Stratmoor Hills Water District (SHWD), which
oversees a combination of surface and groundwater sources in the
foothills of Cheyenne Mountain in Southern Colorado Springs, has
deployed selective ion exchange treatment aimed at countering the
threat of PFOA and PFOS – two of the most commonly identifiable
PFAS compounds of concern. Using selective single-use ion exchange
technology, the utility has reduced contaminants to levels below
compliance limits and mitigated water quality issues for its
customers.
In Maine, the Kennebunkport, Kennebunkport & Wells Water
District (KKWWD) took a proactive approach when it detected
PFAS in one of its system’s supply wells. KKWWD worked with Xylem
to deploy a granular activated carbon system that has treated more
than 200 million gallons of water to meet the utility’s drinking
water treatment goals.
Elsewhere in California, the Orange County Water District
(OCWD) deployed over 30 liquid-phase media adsorption vessel
systems to treat for PFAS, following a change in California law in
2020. The vessels were connected to existing drinking water wells
to allow individual water districts to continue delivering drinking
water in compliance for its more than 2.5 million customers.
“The experience of these early adopters demonstrates that with
the right technology and expertise, utilities can meet treatment
and compliance goals cost-effectively for their communities,” said
Snehal Desai, Senior Vice President, Chief Growth and Innovation
Officer at Xylem.
ENDS
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