Dec 8, 2021 | Drinking Water, News & Updates, PFAS
Barnstable Fire Department Water District – $150,000 The grant will support an interconnection with the Yarmouth water supply for the villages of Barnstable and Cummaquid. COMM Water Department – $200,000 The grant will support the installation of temporary ion...
Oct 21, 2021 | Drinking Water
Learn More on the EPA Road Map Learn How to Reduce Your Exposure to PFAS Harmful per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are an urgent public health and environmental issue facing communities across the United States. PFAS have been manufactured and used in a...
Apr 1, 2021 | Drinking Water, News & Updates
The Massachusetts PFAS and Your Health Study is part of a CDC study in seven states to understand PFAS health effects in adults and children. The study will begin enrolling Hyannis residents in Spring 2021. Participants will be asked to come to our study clinic for a...
Oct 8, 2020 | News & Updates
State officials have awarded public water suppliers in Barnstable $400,000 in grants to protect the drinking water supply from toxic chemicals. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS, have been found in drinking water systems that...
Oct 8, 2020 | News & Updates
Hyannis Water System recently received the 2020 Utility of the Year Award from the New England Water Works Association (NEWWA), the region’s largest and oldest not-for-profit organization of water works professionals. This award recognizes utilities which have made...
