Wednesday, November 12, 2025–11:00 a.m.
-Calhoun Times/Staff reports-
City of Calhoun officials have determined what they believe is the best long-term method for removing PFAS from its water supply.
According to the Calhoun Times:
Following three pilot studies, reverse osmosis has been presented to the city council as the preferred solution.
The anticipated cost for the Mauldin Road facility is around $182 million, while the cost at the Brittany Drive facility is $106 million.
Calhoun has been working with InSite Engineering, which has also been consulting the City of Rome on its 200-plus-million-dollar reverse osmosis water treatment plant.
The City of Calhoun now faces lawsuits over allegations that it has dumped sludge containing the chemical onto land, which then pollutes the river.
However, the issue remains that the PFAS family of chemicals, also known as forever chemicals, doesn’t break down readily in the environment or in the human body.