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FOX 61 article link with some snippets from the article below.

The plaintiffs are represented by Stamford-based Silver, Golub, and Teitell, which filed a class action lawsuit in Connecticut Superior Court Wednesday against Clinton-based Connecticut Water and Bridgeport’s Aquarion for allegedly knowingly supplying water contaminated with cancer-causing forever chemicals, PFAS. Combined, the two companies service 119 Connecticut cities and towns.

“The water companies have done very little to meaningfully reduce those levels to nondetectable levels. We now know that any amount of PFAS exposure or exposure to these chemicals is harmful. So, the goal should be for these water companies to reduce the amount of PFAS in their water to nondetectable levels and they have not done that,” said Partner Ian Sloss said Thursday.

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In a statement, Connecticut Water said, “The water provided by Connecticut Water to its customers is in compliance with all current and state and federal regulations for drinking water, including PFAS."

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Aquarion put out a statement following the lawsuit saying: "Aquarion Water Company takes the quality of its water very seriously to ensure that it meets or exceeds all state and federal water quality standards. Currently there are no federal or state (Connecticut) enforceable standards for the treatment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Aquarion is committed to continuing to work closely with policymakers, regulators, and other stakeholders to address PFAS. In March 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) which is expected to be finalized in late 2023/early 2024."

It's disappointing to read that both Aquarion and Connecticut Water know that PFAS are bad and acknowledge that their water mixtures contain it, but both entities seemingly do the bare minimum to meet regulations until new legislative acts are passed. Come on guys, really?

It makes one wonder where else in the country are there PFAS water supply issues (on top of much more prominent, similar stories like Flint, Michigan's lead water crisis and the California waste water contamination that Erin Brockovich fought against in the 90s).

And for what it's worth, the National Institute of Health has a cancer incidence by state statistical table reflecting a 5-year average between 2016-2020. Yeah, it's a little dated, but the data is age-adjusted and normalized on a per 100,000 basis. CT ranks #20, neighboring NY ranks #7, and MA ranks #31.