Commerce City’s main water utility has taken Denver to federal court, accusing the city’s fire‑training site of repeatedly leaking PFAS, the notorious “forever chemicals,” into the soil and groundwater that feed the district’s wells. The South Adams County Water and Sanitation District says the contamination has already forced costly stopgap measures and wants Denver to help foot the bill for both past fixes and a permanent filtration plant.
What the complaint says
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, targets Denver’s fire‑training complex at 5440 Roslyn St. and alleges that foam used during training burns seeped PFAS into surrounding soil, surface water, and groundwater. As reported by Denverite, the complaint says Denver itself documented…..