Tampa Bay Water Receives $21.7M Settlement From ‘Forever Chemicals’ Lawsuit

Tampa Bay Water announced this week it has received a $21.7 million settlement from a lawsuit against manufacturers of potentially harmful “forever chemicals.”

The utility, which supplies water to 2.6 million residents across three counties and three cities within the greater Tampa Bay region, found slightly elevated levels of the chemicals, also known as PFAS, at three locations in Hillsborough County wells and river water sources during testing the past couple of years.

“PFAS doesn’t originate in drinking water. It gets into our drinking water sources through the environment, usually through the use and discarding of products that contain PFAS,” said Brandon Moore, the public communications manager for Tampa Bay Water.

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