Buckingham Township. Photo by James Short.
Buckingham Township has secured nearly $5 million in state funding to address PFAS contamination in its public water supply.
The latest award includes a $2.435 million grant from PENNVEST to design and install a PFAS treatment and removal system for the township’s Furlong Water System which serves residents in central Buckingham.
The system, interconnected with the Buckingham Village Water System since 2022, includes eight production wells, several storage tanks, and booster pump stations.
Although prior testing showed PFAS levels below Pennsylvania DEP thresholds, township officials cited baseline results indicating the need to move forward with treatment at the F8 well site. The new system will not only remove PFAS but also reduce taste and odor compounds and other organic contaminants.
The township previously received another PENNVEST grant and low-interest loan totaling more than $2.6 million for PFAS treatment at the Cold Spring Water System’s Hearthstone Facility.
PFAS, often called “forever chemicals,” have been linked to cancer and other health risks and are a long-running concern in Bucks County, particularly near former military installations where widespread contamination led to the shutdown of dozens of wells impacting tens of thousands of residents.
