Forty-percent of our clean potable water is supplied by five water supply wells; and they are compromised. Very recent sampling efforts have detected "PFAS" contaminating Anderson Park's two water supply wells (#1 and #2.) PFAS - are found in paint, cleansers, fire extinguisher foam and other man-made chemicals and *historic spills. Public Works Director Aaron Bert says "the City doesn't know the source."
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalyl subs) are a group of soluble human-made chemicals that can adversely affect human health and the environment. Higher cholesterol, blood pressure problems during pregnancy. lower birth weights and increased risk of some cancers may occur over an extended period of time.
The sooner the city reaches out to the community to reassure us the better. The estimated cost of mitigation is $25 - $30 million. On February 3, 4:30 PM in City Hall, Council's consultant will explain how to remove and replace these "forever chemicals." You are invited or LIVE stream on Comcast 21.
HISTORY
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| 2006 photo of the district's stormwater treatment pond connected to Evans Creek / Bob Yoder |
Southeast Redmond's industrial district was historically the city "dump site" with abused 50-foot creek buffers and untreated stormwater *spilling into nearby Evans Creek. (It's been somewhat environmentally rehabilitated.) In 2013, a massive debris fire started in the district at All Wood Recycling - located close to an infiltration site where potable water is drawn from the aquifer. It took days and volumes of water with PFAS-laced fire foam to extinguish it. In my opinion, the industrial site is the source.
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