BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 24, 2024
Seven households in Brunswick that have shared test results with the Bangor Daily News that show their private wells have PFAS contamination at levels above the limit of 4 parts per trillion that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to start enforcing in 2029 — although the standards will only apply to public drinking water and not to private landowners. The Brunswick contamination was found after an incident last August in which 50,000 gallons of water contaminated with PFAS-laden firefighting foam spilled out of a hangar at the Brunswick Executive Airport and into the surrounding environment.