The announcement comes less than a week after the facility was approved for a contentious permit that would have allowed the company to operate in Merrimack through 2028.
, and will continue providing bottled water and permanent water alternatives for people affected by contamination within the area of its consent decree.. Some of the work to connect properties with contaminated well water to municipal water is not slated to begin until 2024.
A Saint-Gobain spokesperson said the official closing date will be based on the time the company needs to fulfill existing contracts, and the process is expected to continue into 2024.Gov. Chris Sununu said the state “stands ready” to assist affected employees. Just last week, the company was approved for a five-year state operating permit to expand their operations at the Merrimack facility, which a number of environmental groups, state and town officials, as well as residents, have stated the company’sSome locals even requested the state deny the permit, which the state “does not believe” they had “a basis or legal authority” to do, the director of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services’ Air DivisionCatherine Beahm, an administrator...
The company has not yet responded to questions about the business goals they’re hoping to achieve with the closure, or the specific activities they are exiting.Elevated levels of PFAS chemicals – a group of man-made chemicals used in a wide variety of consumer products – were discovered in hundreds of wells around Merrimack in 2016.
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