Submitted by Lakewood Water District.
On September 3, 2024, Congresswoman Strickland stopped by our Scott GAC Wellsite to speak with Commissioner John Korsmo, General Manager Marshall Meyer, and Pumping & Water Treatment Dept. Head Don Stanley to discuss how PFAS has affected the District’s water, and all the steps Lakewood Water District has taken to remove PFAS from our system.
Since the discovery of PFAS in the water system of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in 2016, our District has taken a proactive stance in removing PFAS, ensuring the safety of our water.
PFAS has affected thirteen of the District’s wells, and we are working hard to ensure we have safe water for our customers. As a precautionary measure, the District has temporarily shut down the wells that exceed the State Action Level (SAL) until they can be treated or replaced with new wells, ensuring the safety of our water supply. We currently have two Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) filtration systems to remove PFAS from four wells and are designing GAC filtration systems for three more wells. We are also designing and drilling new wells as part of our multi-year program to address PFAS.
Our ability to tackle these challenges has been greatly enhanced by the support of champions at the State and National Legislature who are advocating for us to secure funding to combat PFAS and alleviate the financial burden on our ratepayers. Notably, Congresswoman Strickland’s advocacy has resulted in the District receiving over $950,000 to drill a new well.
Lakewood Water district is nothing but a bottleneck for Lakewood development. Managed by self serving commissioners who are directing the development process for their own benefits. Lakewood Water district is nothing but a reseller of Tacoma Public water. It is time to make it part of the city and put under City of Lakewood.
I must say, that is one uninformed statement. Rather libelous, also. But ultimately, a silly comment.
If there’s gem in the crown of Lakewood quality of life, it has long been and remains our water supply. Managed with consistent integrity and value from nature to spigot for 81 years, this is about as pure as it gets. Thanks LWD.
Now, about my last billing, …
As noted in the article, Lakewood Water District produces its water from multiple groundwater wells throughout the District’s service area. We are proud to be able to provide our customers with our own water and do not purchase any water from Tacoma or any other supplier. Lakewood Water District continues to support the City, which determines development standards and land use zoning, by ensuring our water supply, storage, and distribution system can support the City’s needs. Grants like those received by Congresswoman Strickland help us to be able to continue doing so while reducing the financial impact to our ratepayers.