Read the full article by Jason Graziadei (The Nantucket Current)
“The Select Board on Wednesday will consider a request from the Nantucket Water Department to declare a state of emergency regarding PFAS contamination at one of the island’s public water wells at Wyer’s Valley.
While the contamination of the well was disclosed publicly weeks ago, the declaration is an effort by the town to streamline the funding necessary to install a new multi-million-dollar treatment system to remove PFAS ahead of the summer and bring the well back online.
“The state of emergency will allow us to move at a faster pace,’ Nantucket Water Department director Mark Willett told the Current. ‘We have received approval to waive the requirements for the normal bidding process of the treatment project. The project and construction will still be conducted under prevailing wages and proper insurance, but we will be able to move faster to get the project done before the summer season.” …