Leaders from the city and county have sent a joint letter to two state agencies, urging action after scientists found so called forever chemicals in several private wells South of Tallahassee.
Forever Chemicals, or PFAS, are synthetic chemicals that are found in thousands of products and can cause long-term health problems when they get into drinking water. Local scientists believe the contamination may stem from the City of Tallahassee wastewater spray field on Tram Road. City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and County Commissioner Bill Proctor have written a letter asking the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Health to further investigate the pollution source, test all the area's private wells and provide water filters to affected residents. If that doesn't happen, Proctor says tougher measures may be needed.
"If we really want to go to the next step if we're ignored, we only can go to the legal steps, which may be available and I don't know what those are."
Members of the Tallahassee legislative delegation have also been copied on the letter from Proctor and Matlow.