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Camas mulls contract to remove PFAS from well

City set to award $5.27M contract to Battle Ground company accused of workers' rights violations

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The city of Camas’ Well 13 site, at 135 S.E. Cramer Lane. The city is set to award a multimillion-dollar construction contract for work on a system at Well 13 that will treat and remove toxic, synthetic “forever chemicals” from the drinking water well. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

The city of Camas could award a multimillion contract to a Battle Ground construction company recently accused of wage theft and other workers’ rights violations.

On Monday, Camas City Councilors will consider awarding Tapani the city’s $5.27 million contract to build a system that will treat and remove “forever chemicals” from the city’s drinking water system at Well 13.

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