Coventry, R.I., is grappling with PFAS contamination as wells in the neighborhoods surrounding Central Coventry Park tested positive for forever chemicals well above the state’s drinking water standard. (Rob Smith/ecoRI News)
COVENTRY, R.I. — The state’s PFAS contamination crisis is expanding, as Rhode Island environmental officials recently disclosed dozens of wells surrounding Provident Place have been found to exceed the Department of Environmental Management’s limits.
Thirty-seven private drinking water wells have per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances levels that exceed the state’s 20 parts per trillion (ppt) drinking water standard, with results pending for another 16 wells. Ninety-one wells have been sampled so far within a quarter-mile of Central Coventry Park…