32 SOURCE winter 2022
PFAS are a group of
thousands of manmade, heat-resistant
chemicals that are
prevalent in the environment
and are commonly used in
consumer products to repel
water, grease and oil. Due to
their prolonged use, PFAS are
being detected in water sources
throughout the United States,
including the Orange County
Groundwater Basin, which
supplies 77% of the water
supply to 2.5 million people
in north and central Orange
County. Despite playing no
role in releasing PFAS into the
environment, water providers
must find ways to remove it
from their local water supplies.
“OCWD and our
amazing staff are committed
to proactively and swiftly
addressing PFAS in the Orange
County Groundwater Basin,”
PFAS REMOVAL PLANT BEGINS OPERATION
YLWD installed the sodium hypochlorite generator at its PFAS Water Treatment Plant in November 2021 and shared
this photo and others on Facebook. Photo courtesy of Yorba Linda Water District.
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