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Retesting shows no PFAS in Elburn water, village says

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By Susan O’Neill Verified
| Kane County Chronicle Verified
A retest of water from a well serving Elburn showed no detectable levels of PFAS compounds, the village announced. Following the detection in December of an elevated level of PFAS – 7.5 parts per trillion vs. the standard limit of 4 ppt – in a sample collected by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the village repeated the test using the same IEPA-certified laboratory to check the validity of the initial results.
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Elburn to retest water after PFAS ‘forever chemical’ detected

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By Susan O’Neill Verified
| Kane County Chronicle Verified
More testing of Elburn’s water is in the works after a screening conducted by state environmental regulators found a high amount of a so-called “forever chemical” in one of the wells that provides drinking water to town. Elburn Village President Jeff Walter Walter said the results should come back in mid-March. The village is conducting two tests – one from the lab that reported a positive result for a type of PFAS, and one conducted at another Illinois EPA-certified lab.
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PFAS in Elburn water: Village president ‘not convinced’ state water testing results are valid

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By Susan O’Neill Verified
| Kane County Chronicle Verified
Elburn Village President Jeff Walter has questioned the validity of testing that found a high amount of a so-called “forever chemical” in one of the wells that provides drinking water to the community. He noted that tests performed just last year detected no PFAS in any of the system’s three wells. “We are not convinced that this is a good test.
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