Beginning this fall, the state Department of Environmental Conservation will test the drinking water in 193 Alaska Native villages to identify levels of PFAS contamination.
A 2007 photo of the runway at Cold Bay, one of several communities the state is currently helping address PFAS contamination.
Cindy Christian, who manages the state’s Drinking Water Program, said PFAS are still used in fighting fuel-based fires at military facilities or airports — which Alaska has a lot of. “Some of those systems are getting bottled water, some of them have already been provided with an alternative source of water, maybe it’s hooked up to another public water system, or they’ve gotten a new well,” Christian said. “So we’re in various stages in quite a few communities in addressing PFAS.”
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