Camas turns on Well 13 earlier than planned

The city of Camas said May 15, that “an emergency situation” had caused two of the City’s drinking water wells to be non-functional, forcing the City to turn on Well 13, which has been known to have levels of synthetic chemicals known as polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or “forever chemicals” due to how slowly they break down inside the human body or in the environment. 

On its Engage Camas site, the City said it turned Well 13 on “earlier than intended” due to the hot weather and the emergency situation that had impacted two other drinking water wells.