{"id":24260,"date":"2025-11-04T12:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/24260\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:20:11","slug":"aqua-pennsylvania-secures-35-million-to-eliminate-forever-chemicals-from-drinking-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/24260\/","title":{"rendered":"Aqua Pennsylvania Secures $35 Million to Eliminate \u2018Forever Chemicals\u2019 from Drinking Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BRYN MAWR, PA \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mychesco.com\/a\/tag\/aqua-pennsylvania\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aqua Pennsylvania<\/a> has been awarded $35 million in funding through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) to construct a new PFAS treatment system at its Ridley Water Treatment Plant in Delaware County. The project aims to ensure compliance with new federal drinking water standards targeting so-called \u201cforever chemicals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The funding package, a mix of low-interest and principal forgiveness loans, supports Aqua\u2019s ongoing efforts to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from public water supplies. The company, which already meets state-level PFAS regulations, said the new investment will help reduce treatment costs for customers while advancing long-term environmental goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAqua Pennsylvania has taken the lead on addressing and removing \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 from drinking water for many years,\u201d said company president Marc Lucca. \u201cWe also work diligently within the PENNVEST guidelines to receive funding opportunities which allow us to cost-effectively deliver high-quality drinking water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ridley project will feature fourteen granular-activated carbon pressure filters designed to eliminate PFAS compounds. Construction is scheduled to begin in March 2026, with completion expected by early 2028. The plant serves more than 15,000 customers in Media and surrounding communities.<\/p>\n<p>State officials praised the initiative as a model for sustainable infrastructure investment. \u201cEveryone deserves access to clean water,\u201d said State Representative Jennifer O\u2019Mara. \u201cThanks to these funds, Aqua will be able to ensure that our community\u2019s drinking water continues to be safe to drink.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, Aqua Pennsylvania has received over $190 million in PENNVEST funding for water system improvements, including more than $91 million dedicated to PFAS treatment projects. The company\u2019s ongoing efforts align with Pennsylvania\u2019s broader strategy to modernize water infrastructure and safeguard public health from emerging contaminants.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news on everything happening in Chester County and the surrounding area, be sure to follow MyChesCo on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqJggKIiBDQklTRWdnTWFnNEtERzE1WTJobGMyTnZMbU52YlNnQVAB?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Google News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/channel\/source\/MyChesCo\/sr-cid-AF4D10B27AA10316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MSN<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BRYN MAWR, PA \u2014 Aqua Pennsylvania has been awarded $35 million in funding through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24261,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[16080,16081,28,30,29,16082,2858,16083],"class_list":["post-24260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-aqua-pennsylvania","tag-montgomery-county-business-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-pollutants","tag-sanitation","tag-water-pollution-in-pennsylvania"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}