New facility, more wells offline as Tucson intensifies PFAS cleanup efforts - AZ Luminaria

New facility, more wells offline as Tucson intensifies PFAS cleanup efforts - AZ Luminaria

Tucson is stepping up efforts to protect groundwater from PFAS contamination, launching a new treatment project and sidelining more wells as the city adjusts to new federal standards.  Construction is underway on a new facility aimed at reducing the spread of the toxic forever chemicals in the aquifer, Tucson Water Director John Kmiec said during a city council study session on May 20. The project is one of several underway across the region as …