Vancouver aims to raise $210M to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water

By April Ehrlich | OBP | September 30, 2024

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"The city of Vancouver is less than a quarter of the way to securing enough funding to mitigate toxic “forever chemicals” from its drinking water by 2029.

This week, the city announced it has secured a $10 million low-interest loan to build PFAS filtration systems, bringing its collection of grants and loans up to $37.5 million. In all, it needs to raise an estimated $210 million.

Vancouver is the third-largest municipal provider of drinking water in Washington. It’s among hundreds of water providers in the region that need to reduce PFAS to comply with national drinking water standards, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this spring. They have less than five years to meet those standards."

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• ChemicalsPFAS
• Health
• Measurement Techniques
• Monitoring Data
• PFAS Uses