The Rancho California Water District and the United States Bureau of Reclamation have been collaborating on a Bureau of Reclamation grant to Rancho Water for per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) treatment, and on August 8 the RCWD board approved a grant application.The 6-0 board vote, with Bill Wilson absent, adopts a resolution endorsing the RCWD grant application. The grant would be for $400,000 and would be funded by the Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSmart Planning and Project Design Grants Program.Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a group of man-made chemicals that include perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and other chemicals. PFAS chemicals have been manufactured and used in many industries since the 1940s, and their commercial us
