Join staff from the state’s environmental and health agencies to discuss next steps regarding contaminated private well water in the Little Creek area.

Staff from the DNREC Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances and Division of Water, and from the DHSS Division of Public Health, will be at the meeting to present the results of a cost-analysis of solutions to contamination of private well water with PFAS.

State officials met with area residents in December of 2023 and in March of 2024 to discuss the finding of high levels of PFAS in a private well, wider testing of wells and the test results.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of synthetic chemicals, including PFOA, PFOS, and GenX, that have been used in manufacturing, firefighting, and consumer products since the 1940s. PFAS do not readily break down in the environment and can accumulate in living things. Some toxicological studies have found that exposure to these substances can cause serious health effects.

This will be a hybrid meeting, with an in-person option at the Little Creek Fire Hall and a virtual option (please register for connection information).

For more information, please contact Kat Caudle, at Katherine.Caudle@delaware.gov or 302-395-2604.