Peoria, Prescott have started getting lawsuit payments over PFAS contamination

Money to settle lawsuits over drinking water contamination is flowing to Arizona cities. Peoria is the most recent to get a payment from the settlement with chemical manufacturer 3M.

PFAS are human-made chemicals that can lead to decreased fertility, different types of cancer and weakened immune systems.

Peoria officials say the city has received the first of what will be roughly $2 million in settlement money from the company 3M. Two city wells are offline after having tested above federal limits for PFAS…

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