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“The design phase for a treatment system to remove PFAS contamination from water is underway at the Cherokee Metropolitan District in El Paso County. The so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS come from households, commercial enterprises and other sources and are found nearly everywhere. In the Pikes Peak region, they’ve also been linked to firefighting foam from Peterson Space Force Base, formerly Peterson Air Force Base.
Kevin Brown manages the district that serves about 18,000 customers adjacent to Colorado Springs. He said they’ve been evaluating the best methods of removing the contaminants for about a year.
‘I’m glad we did this real-world testing,” he said. “Because the technology that in a lab showed the best results, showed the worst results in the real world, and the more average one performed the best with our particular blend of water quality.'” …