PFAS & Your Water: What You Can Do

Keep In Touch

It is important to OWASA to keep you informed as our PFAS monitoring and treatment programs continue to progress. Check back here for updates and sign up here to receive email updates when we have news about PFAS:

 

Sign-up for PFAS updates from OWASA

 

Community Meetings

In order to better connect with our community, we are hosting a series of public meetings to answer questions, listen to community concerns, and discuss our actions to reduce PFAS in drinking water. Keep an eye on our homepage at OWASA.org and social media for event plans.

 

  • You can watch our first PFAS Community Chat – Safeguarding Our Water: PFAS Q&A – where expert panelists discussed the challenges of financing PFAS treatment, on YouTube or read a summary of the discussion here.
  • Watch our second PFAS Community Chat – The Science Behind Removing PFAS from Drinking Water – on YouTube or read of summary of the discussion here.
  • Watch our third PFAS Community Chat – PFAS & Your Health – on YouTube or read a summary of the discussion here.

 

Send Us Your Questions and Feedback

We want to hear from you. What questions do you have for us? How can we keep the community better informed of this rapidly evolving science? Please email us at info@owasa.org.

 

At Home

While our drinking water meets all regulations for substances of concern, we understand that you may want to do everything you can to reduce substances in the water you use in your home or business. North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services provides guidance and recommendations on filters and testing tools here:

 

PFAS Water Testing and Filtration Resources (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services)