Testing shows one Kalispell well above federal limits on forever chemicals
Kalispell City Hall on Thursday, March 23. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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 the Biden administration, city officials say.
Testing conducted March 24 showed that the Old School Well No. 1 contained perfluorooctane sulfonic acid at levels of 2 parts per trillion; the Armory Well and Grandview Well No. 1 at 3.5 parts per trillion; and the Grandview Well No. 2 at 13 parts per trillion. The latter well is far above the 4 parts per trillion limit established by the Environmental Protection Agency while the other three fall below the cap.
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