Concord Water Deemed Safe as PFAS Levels Exceed Proposed Federal Limits

The Hillgrove Water Treatment Plant is installing granular activated carbon vessels to remove PFOS.

Aerial view of the Hillgrove Water Treatment Plant in Concord. Photo courtesy of City of Concord.

More than 120,000 Concord water customers receive drinking water containing detectable levels of PFAS — so-called “forever chemicals” — exceeding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s newly proposed federal limits.