Fort Worth is set to receive millions from the state to treat wastewater that has high levels of harmful chemicals.
City Council members approved a $4 million loan agreement with the Texas Water Development Board during their Aug. 26 meeting. The funds will go toward a water treatment project to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, that are commonly known as “forever chemicals,” from fluid coming from the city’s southeast landfill before being treated.
The chemicals have been found in leachate, the fluid that drains from landfills or through waste, that then flows into the city’s wastewater collection system and is treated at the Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility, city spokesperson Mary Gugliuzza said in a statement…