Permanent filtering system proposed as solution to PFOA pollution

The enclosed carbon filtering system, to the left of the Pownal Fire District 2 wellhead, off Route 346, has been seen as temporary. Photo by Jim Therrien/VTDigger
POWNAL — With negotiations over a site for a replacement well seemingly stalled, the consultants responsible for helping tiny Fire District 2 secure a new safe water source have proposed instead the installation of a permanent carbon filtering system to reduce the level of the pollutant perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, in town d