[미국] PENNICHUCK, 리치필드 거주민 위한 뉴햄프셔주 워터라인 확장

뉴햄프셔(New Hampshire) 환경서비스부(NHDES)와 생고뱅 퍼포먼스 플라스틱(Saint-Gobain Performance Plastic)은 현재 개인 우물로 사용되는 360개의 리치필드(Litchfield) 저택 및 기업까지의 연결을 허용하도록 리치필드 퍼블릭 워터 시스템(Litchfield Public Water System)을 확장토록 했다.

지난 25일 리치필드 퍼블릭 시스템 확장을 위한 입찰을 통해 생고뱅 퍼포먼스 플라스틱이 Pennichuck 법인과 제휴했다. 프로젝트의 비용과 단계화, 시기는 입찰 및 선택받은 건설 회사에 따를 것이다. 

리치필드 지역에서 124개의 저택 및 기업에 속한 개인 식수 우물은 퍼플루오로옥타노익 에시드(perfluorooctanoic acid, PFOA)에 대한 70ppt(parts per trillion) 이상의 테스트를 실행했다. 이것은 식수의 PFOA에 대한 미국 환경보호국(EPA) 건강 자문 단계 및 뉴햄프셔 주변 지하수질 표준이다.

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PENNICHUCK, N.H., WATER LINE TO EXPAND; SERVE LITCHFIELD RESIDENTS

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) and Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics are today announcing that Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has arranged with Pennichuck Corporation to secure bids to extend the Litchfield Public Water System to allow for the connection of up to 360 Litchfield homes and businesses that are currently on private wells. The cost, phasing, and timing of the project will be dependent on the bids received and the construction firm selected.

The private drinking water wells serving 124 residences and businesses in the Litchfield area have tested at or above 70 parts per trillion (ppt) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which is the New Hampshire Ambient Groundwater Quality Standard and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Health Advisory level for PFOA in drinking water. The State of New Hampshire has adopted that level as the state’s Ambient Groundwater Quality Standard under emergency rulemaking. Due to the close proximity of the remaining 236 private wells, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has agreed that the scope of the project bid should include water line extensions so that all residences and businesses in that area can be connected to municipal water.

"We appreciate Saint-Gobain’s willingness to collaborate with the state to achieve our mutual goal of assuring clean drinking water for all area residents despite the fact that we have not concluded our investigation," said Tom Burack, Commissioner of NHDES. "We will continue to work with Saint-Gobain and all of the affected towns to ensure ongoing access to clean drinking water throughout the investigation process."

In May 2016, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics agreed to fund the engineering design work by Pennichuck Corporation for the potential expansion of the existing public water system in Litchfield in addition to funding the provision of bottled water to homes having elevated PFOA levels in their private wells in the vicinity of the company’s Merrimack plant.

"Our primary concern has been to ensure the residents of Litchfield have access to clean drinking water and we remain committed to making that happen," said Tom Kinisky, President and CEO of Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics. "We are pleased to be moving forward, under agreement with the state, to help provide permanent public water supply connections for all of the affected residents of Litchfield."

[출처 = Water World/ 2016년 8월 25일]