2016
2016
- Implemented groundwater sampling program to investigate and track PFAS contamination
- Engaged the Air Force, US EPA, and Ohio EPA in collaborative work sessions to develop a regional PFAS remediation strategy for the PFAS plume from WPAFB
2016-2018
2016-2018
- Installed over 150 monitoring wells to better define the extent of PFAS contamination
2018
2018
- Commissioned a feasibility study to understand potential treatment options to address PFAS
2019
2019
- Filed a lawsuit against the chemical manufacturers of PFAS
2020
2020
- Filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense
2021
2021
- Became the first municipal lab in Ohio to obtain certification to analyze PFAS, saving the City more than $100,000 per year in analytical costs
- Participated with US EPA and Ohio EPA to review WPAFB’s remediation projects, which aim to reduce the PFAS migration from the base to Dayton’s wellfield
2022
2022
- Nominated PFAS-related projects totaling $14.9 million to the Ohio EPA for federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding
2023
2023
- Nominated PFAS-related projects totaling more than $28 million to the Ohio EPA for federal BIL funding
- Worked with US EPA Office of Research and Development to develop pilot project for PFAS treatment
- Received $3.5 million through Ohio EPA for federal BIL funding to investigate PFAS treatment at Ottawa Treatment Plant
2024
2024
- On April 10, 2024, the U.S. EPA issued new MCLs for five PFAS compounds in drinking water
- Water utilities have five years from the date of issuance to be in compliance with the MCL regulations
- Nominated PFAS-related projects totaling $54 million to the Ohio EPA for federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding
- Receiving $4 million for the Water Quality Lab expansion through additional federal funding
- Participated in Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 5 (UCMR 5) with the US EPA Link to USEPA UCMR 5 website
2023
ONGOING EFFORTS
- Utilizing the groundwater sampling program results to continuously evaluate and improve the City’s PFAS mitigation efforts
- Engaging with the Air Force, US EPA, and Ohio EPA in collaborative work sessions to protect our regional water supply from PFAS
- Monitoring of the PFAS plumes originating from WPAFB and requesting additional remediation projects to cut off the PFAS plumes that threaten the wellfield
- Continuing to seek funding opportunities to address PFAS, including ongoing litigation to have the remediation costs covered by the PFAS manufacturers and other responsible parties instead of our rate-payers
2023
ONGOING EFFORTS
- Utilizing the groundwater sampling program results to continuously evaluate and improve the City’s PFAS mitigation efforts
- Engaging with the Air Force, US EPA, and Ohio EPA in collaborative work sessions to protect our regional water supply from PFAS
- Monitoring of the PFAS plumes originating from WPAFB and requesting additional remediation projects to cut off the PFAS plumes that threaten the wellfield
- Continuing to seek funding opportunities to address PFAS, including ongoing litigation to have the remediation costs covered by the PFAS manufacturers and other responsible parties instead of our rate-payers
2024
2024
- On April 10, 2024, the U.S. EPA issued new MCLs for five PFAS compounds in drinking water
- Water utilities have five years from the date of issuance to be in compliance with the MCL regulations
- Nominated PFAS-related projects totaling $54 million to the Ohio EPA for federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding
- Receiving $4 million for the Water Quality Lab expansion through additional federal funding
- Participated in Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 5 (UCMR 5) with the US EPA Link to USEPA UCMR 5 website
2023
2023
- Nominated PFAS-related projects totaling more than $28 million to the Ohio EPA for federal BIL funding
- Worked with US EPA Office of Research and Development to develop pilot project for PFAS treatment
- Received $3.5 million through Ohio EPA for federal BIL funding to investigate PFAS treatment at Ottawa Treatment Plant
2022
2022
- Nominated PFAS-related projects totaling $14.9 million to the Ohio EPA for federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding
2021
2021
- Became the first municipal lab in Ohio to obtain certification to analyze PFAS, saving the City more than $100,000 per year in analytical costs
- Participated with US EPA and Ohio EPA to review WPAFB’s remediation projects, which aim to reduce the PFAS migration from the base to Dayton’s wellfield
2020
2020
- Filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense
2019
2019
- Filed a lawsuit against the chemical manufacturers of PFAS
2018
2018
- Commissioned a feasibility study to understand potential treatment options to address PFAS
2016-2018
2016-2018
- Installed over 150 monitoring wells to better define the extent of PFAS contamination
2016
2016
- Implemented groundwater sampling program to investigate and track PFAS contamination
- Engaged the Air Force, US EPA, and Ohio EPA in collaborative work sessions to develop a regional PFAS remediation strategy for the PFAS plume from WPAFB