Parker Arts Lecture: What’s In Your Water?

Speakers: Tanya Doriss GAO, Senior Analyst at the Government Accountability Office
Jared Mann, Parker Water and Sanitation District

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as “forever chemicals” because they persist in the environment for decades, can cause adverse health effects, including cancer. PFAS are heat- and stain-resistant chemicals found in many common products. Tanya Doriss, an expert from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), will present information on PFAS, including how they get into the environment, how people are exposed to them, and proposed federal requirements to protect human health. Then we will be joined by Jared Mann from Parker Water and Sanitation District to share Parker’s efforts in monitoring for PFAS as part of new federal testing requirements and discuss technological advances giving water districts the ability to monitor and remove PFAS from water supplies. Currently, there are no known sources of PFAS contaminating Parker’s drinking water supply.