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How three towns outside Philly became ‘trailblazers’ on clean drinking water

The trio of townships dealing with water contamination have the highest municipal water standards for PFAS in the country.

Firefighting foams used on the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove in Horsham and the Naval Air Warfare Center in Warminster seeped into the ground and contaminated the local water supply with PFAS.
Firefighting foams used on the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove in Horsham and the Naval Air Warfare Center in Warminster seeped into the ground and contaminated the local water supply with PFAS.Read moreBeverly Schaefer/For the Inquire