Read the full article by London Bishop (Dayton Daily News)
“Fairborn has joined another Greene County city and more than 300 across the country in receiving part of a $10.3 billion settlement from 3M and DuPont for PFAS and ‘forever chemicals’ contamination.
Fairborn, Bellbrook, Dayton and dozens of other municipalities filed a class action lawsuit against 32 companies, including 3M and DuPont over PFAS contamination in 2022.
Several years ago, trace amounts of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or ‘forever chemicals’ were found in the Fairfield Park wellfield, according to the city. This wellfield was a backup, and was only utilized during maintenance procedures, the city said, and was permanently isolated from the Fairborn water supply system.”…