"MERRIMACK — A group of water warriors has emerged in Merrimack, claiming not enough is being done to keep residents safe from contamination.
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics says it is committed to being a good neighbor and is working with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services to install municipal water extensions to the hundreds of properties with wells contaminated by perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). But frustration continues among residents and the local moms who formed Merrimack Citizens for Clean Water.
Nancy Murphy, a local retired nurse with six children, said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must start mandating PFOA and PFAS levels, arguing that the days of suggestions and advisories are over.
She said one of her sons has Graves’ disease, and one of her daughters has endocrine and gestational disorders."
Kimberly Houghton reports for the New Hampshire Union Leader July 16. 2018.
