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Washougal to receive $1.3M federal funds to fight PFAS

Money to go toward well remediation

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Vials containing samples of forever chemicals, known as PFAS, sit in a tray April 10, 2024, at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati. (Associated Press files)

The city of Washougal will receive $1.3 million in federal funding to work toward removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, from its water supply.

The money will go toward design work for remediation on the city’s drinking water source wells.

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