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Aqua Pennsylvania has completed installation of the PFAS treatment system at its Perkiomen Woods well station in Montgomery County.

Aqua Pennsylvania has completed installation of the PFAS treatment system at its Perkiomen Woods well station in Montgomery County.

This is the fourth PFAS treatment plant that Aqua Pennsylvania has completed and put into operation since 2018. All plants meet the new national PFAS standard for drinking water. This new system removes PFAS from drinking water for approximately 1,100 people in Upper Providence Township. The new treatment includes four three-foot diameter filter vessels that use anion exchange media. With these improvements, this plant treats drinking water to meet both state and federal PFAS standards for drinking water.

“We have been working hard for years to test and remove PFAS from the drinking water of the Pennsylvania communities we serve. We set an aggressive internal removal goal even before the regulations were implemented, and now we continue to lead the way in complying with the new federal regulations,” said Marc Lucca, president of Aqua Pennsylvania. “This project underscores our commitment to our customers and our obligation to comply with state and federal regulations.”

The nearly $1.3 million project is also a testament to the ingenuity of Aqua Pennsylvania’s engineering team. Due to limited building size and accessibility, crews installed roof hatches to ensure the new filter vessels could be lifted into the water treatment plant by crane, avoiding more costly options associated with constructing a new building.

“It’s these dedicated professionals that set Aqua Pennsylvania apart,” said Lucca. “This project shows that no obstacle is too great when you have a team like ours here, willing to work together to find cost-effective and timely solutions, no matter how difficult the task, while always keeping the customer in mind.”

The treatment was made fully operational on July 30th.

Learn more at Aqua Pennsylvania. Aqua Pennsylvania serves approximately 1.5 million people in 32 counties across the state of Pennsylvania.