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More than two dozen Colorado water systems exceed EPA’s new limits on “forever chemicals”

Utilities have five years to clean their water supplies under new PFAS standards announced Wednesday

Eight granular activated carbon filters stand inside Plum Creek Water Purification Facility in Castle Rock, Colorado on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. The filters remove PFAS and other chemicals in the water. The facility started testing in 2021 for PFAS on a regular basis. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
Eight granular activated carbon filters stand inside Plum Creek Water Purification Facility in Castle Rock, Colorado on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. The filters remove PFAS and other chemicals in the water. The facility started testing in 2021 for PFAS on a regular basis. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
Noelle Phillips of The Denver Post.
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Denver's water system does not have current detections of PFAS, but the city's water has not been sampled since 2020 — which is the case for dozens of Colorado water districts, according to state health department.
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