Resolution:  2022-____         Introduced By: Councilors Natacha Clerger and Jesse Gordon

                                                                                                                        February 28, 2022

 

 

RESOLUTION CONCERNING PFAS FILTRATION

 

WHEREAS the measured PFAS level in the Randolph and Holbrook drinking water have exceeded the state limit of 20 ppt twice in the last year; and

 

WHEREAS the Braintree water treatment plant, using the same source water, has reduced its PFAS level to well under 20 ppt by replacing their water filter material entirely with GAC (Granulated Activated Carbon); and

 

WHEREAS the Randolph/Holbrook water treatment plant is older and more fragile, so that a 100% replacement of water filter material with GAC would entail high risk of equipment damage; and

 

WHEREAS the Randolph Town Council seeks to join with the Holbrook Board of Selectmen in supporting this Resolution:

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Randolph Town Council supports exploration of the cost and risk of replacing 50% of the existing water filter material with GAC at the Randolph/Holbrook water treatment plant; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the costs and risks are reasonable, that the Randolph Town Council would encourage the Joint Board to adopt measures to  replace the existing water filter material with GAC in one or more of the eight water filters over a period of one or more months at the Randolph/Holbrook water treatment plant; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the costs and risks are unreasonable, that the Randolph Town Council would encourage the Joint Board to explore the cost and risk of other percentages of partial material replacement at the Randolph/Holbrook water treatment plant and/or other methods of reducing PFAS in our drinking water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution:  2022-____         Introduced By: Councilors Natacha Clerger and Jesse Gordon

                                                                                                                        February 28, 2022

 

 

RESOLUTION CONCERNING PFAS TESTING

 

WHEREAS our drinking water contains PFAS from unknown sources in one or more of the incoming water supplies into our reservoir; and

 

WHEREAS the measured PFAS level in the Randolph and Holbrook drinking water have exceeded the state limit of 20 ppt twice in the last year; and

 

WHEREAS the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has undertaken ongoing PFAS testing at seven points in streams and water bodies around Randolph; and

 

WHEREAS the town of Braintree has undertaken additional PFAS testing at streams and water bodies around Braintree that feed our common reservoir; and

 

WHEREAS the Town of Randolph participates in an ongoing water quality testing and review program that is mandated and overseen by the DEP:

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of Randolph Town Council supports additional PFAS testing at streams and water bodies around Randolph that are not currently tested for PFAS by the Town of Randolph, the Commonwealth or by neighboring towns; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council supports a testing protocol that includes the following PFAS testing points which are not tested by the DEP, plus any other testing points deemed reasonable:

a)    Randolph Blue Hill River south of I-93;

b)   Randolph on west side of reservoir Dike;

c)    Randolph side of Richardi Reservoir; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council supports publication of the results of DEP-based and Town-based PFAS testing on the Town website in a timely manner; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council supports the sharing of PFAS testing results with the Town of Braintree and the Town of Holbrook, and supports requesting that the Town of Braintree and the Town of Holbrook share their PFAS testing results with the Town of Randolph.