Read the full article by Michael Sol Warren (NJ Spotlight News)
“Dozens of households in Washington Township, Warren County, are now being supplied with bottled water and hundreds of others are being asked to have their wells tested for possible contamination, part of an emergency federal response to widespread pollution in private wells.
Authorities are still trying to get a handle on the scope of the problem, acknowledging that the groundwater pollution may be spread beyond where they are currently looking. This pollution may be impacting the nearby Musconetcong River and may even have made its way into crops and livestock raised on the affected land.
The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that groundwater in the area has been tainted by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — better known as PFAS or ‘forever chemicals.’ PFAS are a family of thousands of chemicals that have been widely used for all sorts of products and purposes since World War II. The chemicals are useful because they are long-lasting, resist corrosion and easily repel water, among other traits.” …