The city of Vancouver is moving forward with plans to create a treatment system for toxic chemicals in the city’s water supply.
Earlier this year, the city found that three of its nine well fields exceeded state levels for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS — known as “forever chemicals” due to their slow deterioration rates, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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