City of Mesa: Know Your H20?? Industrial Contamination Clean-Up?

Researchers find unsafe levels of industrial chemicals in drinking water of 6 million Americans

By Brady Dennis

August 9, 2016
As part of the study, which was published Tuesday in Environmental Science & Technology Letters, the researchers examined concentrations of six types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water supplies around the country. The data came from more than 36,000 samples collected by the Environmental Protection Agency between 2013 and 2015.

They also looked at sites where the chemicals are commonly found — industrial plants that use them in manufacturing, military bases and civilian airports where fire-fighting foam is used and wastewater treatment plants.
Source: The Washington Post

The City of Mesa does put out information on water testing results for drinking water supplied to residents by city-owned infrastructure and water treatment plants. There are, however, other sites that have been contaminated by industrial uses whose data you won't find in city releases. Look at the above for identified concentrations of unsafe levels of industrial chemicals that are in use or were used and/or disposed of . .
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Contact: Kathy Macdonald, 480-644-4364, kathy.macdonald@mesaaz.gov