Chemicals that tainted Bucks, Montco drinking water found in lettuce, beef, even chocolate cake

Ground turkey, chocolate cake, kale — laced with a serving of toxic chemicals. People across the country, including in Bucks and Montgomery Counties, are already grappling with the effects of drinking potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS. Newly revealed research by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows Americans are eating the substances, too. Tests […]

Equipment necessary for water fluoridation in Meadville is ready

Fluoridation day is nearly upon us. While a major step remains before Meadville Area Water Authority can begin fluoridating the water it provides to consumers, the equipment necessary for doing so is ready to go, according to MAWA officials. “Konzell Construction has completed all of the work associated with the fluoride addition with the exception […]

DEP settles with Franklin over violations associated with fluoride in water system

Too much fluoride in Franklin’s municipal water system last year has resulted in the city of Franklin and its General Authority having to pay a $25,000 civil penalty while Franklin’s operator-in-charge of the drinking water system will pay a $2,500 civil penalty and surrender his state certification. The penalties are part of a settlement agreement announced Tuesday […]

DEP Announces Settlement with City of Franklin, General Authority Over Violations Associated with Overfeed of Fluoride in Water System

Meadville, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a settlement agreement with the City of Franklin and the City’s General Authority for violations of the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act associated with an overfeed of fluoride in the Franklin water system in February 2018. The agreement requires the City and the General […]

DEP Announces Settlement with City of Franklin, General Authority Over Fluoride Violations

Excerpts: … The agreement requires the City and the General Authority to take actions to update operational procedures, provide public notice of certain conditions, submit records, and obtain permits for equipment changes at their water plants. The agreement includes a $25,000 civil penalty for violations associated with the 2018 fluoride overfeed and irregularities in the […]

States, Military Clash on Cleanup of Toxic Chemicals

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center began a second round of drinking water sampling Aug. 1, 2017, at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan. The Air Force is re-sampling 54 private drinking water wells and two municipal wells near the installation to determine if perfluorooctanoic and perfluorooctanesulfonic acids, or PFOS and PFOA, levels have […]

Meadville: Water authority tests fluoride equipment; launch could be next month

VERNON TOWNSHIP — Officials at Meadville Area Water Authority on Tuesday tested the system that will soon fluoridate the water supplied to the authority’s customers. Construction of the equipment is complete, according to MAWA consulting engineer Tom Thompson, but fluoridation will not begin for another month or two. “It is just testing of the equipment,” Thompson said of the […]

Mommy Minute: Is your child using too much toothpaste?

Sarah DeBrunner is a busy mom with three energetic kids. In her Camp Hill household, brushing your teeth twice a day is a top priority. It’s also one her kids never seem to mind. “She frequently asks to brush her teeth and then cries when the toothbrush is removed,” DeBrunner said of her youngest child. […]