State PFOA talks with Saint-Gobain entering crucial stage

Water lines were extended into the western section of the area where wells had been affected by PFOA contamination. File photo courtesy of MSK Engineering & Design
BENNINGTON — Residents still waiting for a solution to PFOA in their wells should know within “a couple of months” whether Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics will negotiate a settlement to provide clean drinking water to those affected by the industrial pollution.
John Schmeltzer, a hazardous site manager with the