How Water Providers in Delaware, PA and NJ Are Tackling ‘Forever Chemicals’

October 15, 2025 | njspotlightnews.org

The high-tech drinking water treatment plant at Veolia’s Stanton, Delaware, location is so new that none of the 800,000 pounds of granular activated carbon has yet to be replaced. Granular activated carbon has become a go-to way to remove toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, and other contaminants from drinking water sources.

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NJ SEED: Charcoal filtration is highly successful in removing contaminants from water supplies. If is can be “regenerated” and recycled it could prove to be a cost effective means of removing PFAS contamination. Meeting a federal standard of 4 parts per trillion equates to 1 part per Olympic size swimming pool might also be an example of government over reach.