State representative urges PFAS Q&A after Unitil site investigation; Select Board agrees to host

Representative Susan Porcelli told the Select Board that an environmental investigation at the Unitil property on Drinkwater Road is underway and involves private-well sampling for PFAS, including PFOA and PFOS. She emphasized that "the Town is not responsible for the investigation, testing, or remediation and identified the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services as the responsible agency."

Porcelli requested the Board host a 30-minute question-and-answer session with representatives from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Unitil, and GZA to allow residents to ask questions. The Board expressed support and directed Town Administrator Kathleen T. Felch to coordinate a suitable meeting date; Porcelli agreed to provide the participant names by email. The Board listed the Q&A coordination as a follow-up task.