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1. • • (UI) — The Kalispell public water system has discovered per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in two out of its eleven drinking source water well sites. While PFAS is currently not regulated, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued health advisories concerning its potential risks.
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   Are Kalispell wells contaminated?

   • With the water system serving roughly 26,000 people, the contaminated wells make up almost 30% of Kalispell’s total pumping capacity according to well production rates in the city. Turner noted the contaminants are diluted with other well water before they leave the tap. The source of Kalispell’s forever chemicals is currently unknown.

   Forever chemicals detected in Kalispell water, leading to surprise and

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   Are Kalispell water wells contaminated with PFAS?

   • After per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — more commonly known as “forever chemicals” — were detected in two of the 11 drinking source water well sites in Kalispell last year, city officials are applying for grants to replace the wells while working to educate the public about the contaminants.

   Kalispell Officials Work Toward Solutions Following ‘Forever Chemical

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   Did Kalispell Public Works find chemicals in their water?

   • Kalispell Public Works Director Susie Turner said finding the chemicals in their water came as a complete shock. “It’s a new type of contaminant and a new sort of discussion really,” Turner said in an interview with the Daily Montanan. “I’ve been telling people we’re blown out of the water to have detected it in our system.”

   Forever chemicals detected in Kalispell water, leading to surprise and

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   Will Kalispell water be contaminated again this winter?

   • Kalispell plans to sample its water again this winter and later this summer to reconfirm the contaminants because of the initial surprise detection. In the meantime, the public works department is seeking funding to construct new wells to replace the two contaminated groundwater wells. Replacing those wells could take more than a year, Turner said.

   Forever chemicals detected in Kalispell water, leading to surprise and

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3. dailymontanan.com › 2024/02/26 › forever-chemicalsForever chemicals detected in Kalispell water, leading to ...

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   Feb 26, 2024 · In recent tests, the Environmental Protection Agency detected cancer-linked PFAS contaminants in Kalispell’s drinking water. It’s among the first detections of the chemicals in Montana’s public water supplies, with one well in the city recording contaminants at 330 times current EPA health advisory levels.

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   Feb 27, 2024 · With the water system serving roughly 26,000 people, the contaminated wells make up almost 30% of Kalispell’s total pumping capacity according to well production rates in the city. Turner noted...

5. flatheadbeacon.com › 2024/04/19 › kalispell-drinkingKalispell Drinking Water Well Exceeds New Federal ‘Forever ...

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   Apr 19, 2024 · Kalispell city officials this week announced that one of the municipality’s 11 drinking water wells contains amounts of “forever chemicals,” man-made compounds that are linked to serious health...

6. dailyinterlake.com › news › 2024Testing shows one Kalispell well above federal limits on ...

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   Apr 19, 2024 · Daily Inter Lake | April 19, 2024 12:00 AM. Four wells in Kalispell tested positive last month for what are known as forever chemicals, though only one shows levels above limits newly set by...

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   Mar 9, 2024 · After per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — more commonly known as “forever chemicals” — were detected in two of the 11 drinking source water well sites in Kalispell last year, city...

8. flatheadbeacon.com › 2024/04/01 › kalispellKalispell Officials Begin PFAS Sampling - Flathead Beacon

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   Apr 1, 2024 · City officials on March 29 began sampling all of Kalispell’s drinking water wells for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – more commonly known as “forever chemicals” – after the...

9. dailyinterlake.com › news › 2024Kalispell hosting open house on wells contaminated with ...

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   Mar 6, 2024 · The Grandview Wells and Armory Well sites in Kalispell were found to suffer from contamination, with the former location home to a well that recorded contaminants at 330 times EPA health...