The Fayetteville Public Works Commission voted Wednesday to hire Harper General Contractors for $133.7 million. They’ll build PFAS filtration systems at two water treatment plants. The decision lets the city comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency anti-pollution rules.
Construction starts late summer and runs until 2029, two years ahead of the EPA’s 2031 deadline. The filtering systems use granular activated carbon to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from water supplies during processing.
“Completion of this project is projected to be by 2029, ahead of the EPA’s deadline,” CEO and General Manager Timothy Bryant said in a statement, per CityView. “This was made possible by PWC’s proactive approach to addressing PFAS in our source water.”…