The Washington State Department of Health has launched a new dashboard that shows people if their tap water has been contaminated with PFAS.
Deedee Sun, KIRO 7 NewsToxic “forever chemicals” discovered in drinking water all over Washington have forced several communities to find an alternative source. This comes as the state is requiring water districts to test for chemicals known as PFAS.
In the data breakdown, green dots mean good. Yellow means some PFAS were detected. But a purple result shows enough PFAS were detected to be considered unsafe according to the state’s threshold – particularly for most vulnerable populations. “What we’ve done is take the most proactive and conservative approach that we could do - basically shutting off that source to prevent any more identified PFAS from entering our system. So there is no more threat of PFAS in the Highline system,” DelMar said over the phone. “Health welfare and safety is our ultimate paramount duty,” he said.
A spokesperson for North Hill Elementary School said the district said drinking water at the school is filtered.
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