The City of North Bay wants the federal government to fund $8.35 million for the pilot and design of treatment upgrades at the water treatment facility, which are needed to deal with PFAS in the city’s drinking water.

The funding request includes a six-month pilot of various PFAS treatment media at the North Bay Drinking Water plant, along with detailed design work, which would result in a tender-ready package by the end of 2027.

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The Department of National Defence will fund 97 per cent of $8 million, and the city’s contribution will be the remaining three per cent of $247,476.

The funding will be used towards engineering consulting services to complete the design and pilot testing in the estimated amount of $7,499,285 and city administrative and project management co

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