SAWS urged residents not to panic about a report that a Castle Hills well was at the new EPA-recommended level for one forever chemical.
Gregg Eckhardt, senior data analyst at the San Antonio Water System, watches as water passes through a clarifier at SAWS' Steven M. Clouse Water Recycling Center.San Antonio Water System staff say they are not concerned about the amount of “forever chemicals” found in the city’s water system, and is urging residents not to panic about a recent report that found a SAWS well in Castle Hills was at the new federally recommended level for one such chemical.
“I really don’t think that there’s much to be concerned about in the SAWS system,” Guzman told the Report. “In Texas, there really isn’t anybody that you look at and be totally alarmed or concerned.” “When you look at Texas versus the Northeast, where you have manufacturing facilities that do a lot of this stuff, the levels there are crazy big — I mean, they’re in the hundreds to thousands of parts-per-trillion in those areas,” he said. “We have one well that tested right at the level and you don’t drink that water directly,” he added, again referencing how SAWS blends and treats its water before it goes to tap.
It was during existing ongoing monitoring that the 49 Texas entities, including SAWS, discovered these chemicals at the limit or in excess, Guzman said. Last week, the EPA also designated PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act — also known as the “Superfund” — to help ensure that polluters pay to clean up their contamination.
This is because so many products, from the clothing people wear to the markers they label the test with, have these chemicals in them, making it difficult to get a completely accurate reading, he said.SAWS’ system is also very unique since its wells draw water from different sources, added SAWS Communications Director Anne Hayden.
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