GALESBURG, Ill. (KWQC) - Galesburg’s water treatment journey has taken a big step forward.

In December 2020, PFAS were found in Galesburg’s water. The city began treating the water to make it safe to drink again.

Over the past four years, officials have been working and searching for a more permanent and affordable solution, which now appears to be paying off.

In August, the city council unanimously approved drilling three test wells near an existing PFAS free well at the city’s water treatment plant in Oquawka.

The wells were recently tested and one came back with promising results, no PFAS.

“It’s definitely a big deal if this is the solution that we can implement to address our PFAS levels,” Aaron Gavin, Galesburg’s Public Works Director said. “The treatment process is expensive to

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