PRESS RELEASE
JULY 18, 2025
For Immediate Release
Buckingham Township secures $2,057,063.00 grant from PENNVEST for the Hearthstone PFAS Treatment Facility
Buckingham Township is pleased to announce it has received a $2,057,063.00 grant along with a $615,089.00 low interest loan from PENNVEST (Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority) to complete a PFAS treatment system at our Hearthstone Facility.
Although testing at the Hearthstone Water Facility which combines Wells CS#3 and CS#4 for the Cold Spring Water System tested below the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) levels, baseline tests results demonstrate that the Township should move forward with PFOA/PFOS removal at the site. The Township began planning for treatment in 2023 and has worked through the planning and permitting process. With permits in hand, the Township will be bidding the project this summer. The proposed project will provide treatment for removal of PFOA and PFOS to meet the new lower Federal limits for PFAS.
The project includes the construction of a new treatment facility which will include a new building (to house the proposed treatment system), air stripper, transfer pumps, granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration, and a backwash holding tank. The existing treatment system will remain in place and the system will maintain the permitted capacity of 400 gallons per minute.
The Board of Supervisors would like to thank the Township Staff, our Water Engineers and Representative Brennan for their efforts in securing this grant funding which will greatly reduce the costs for our residents that use our water system while guaranteeing the continued delivery of safe drinking water to the community.
