Pownal replacement well site passes first test

POWNAL — Preliminary testing of a location for a replacement well for the Pownal Fire District 2 water system yielded promising results, the district board learned Tuesday.
Michael O’Connor, of Unicorn Management Consultants, of Danbury, Connecticut, which is overseeing the well site search to replace the current PFOA-contaminated source, said preliminary test borings showed the site on Northwest Hill Road to be suitable, pending further testing.
The parcel is on the Pollert Farm pro