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This Pa. neighborhood with tainted wells has been on bottled water for three years. No end is in sight.

After PFAS chemicals contaminated their private wells, these Bucks County homeowners thought the government would hook them up to public water. But the Navy, which caused PFAS contamination in nearby towns, has denied responsibility, and the residents have been left in limbo.

Elizabeth Smith empties a gallon jug of water into the pot she uses to make pasta for her family of four, talking about the water contamination in her Hartsville, Bucks County.
Elizabeth Smith empties a gallon jug of water into the pot she uses to make pasta for her family of four, talking about the water contamination in her Hartsville, Bucks County.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer