PFAS In Our Water

Come join us on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 5:45pm with the meeting at 6:00pm, when the monthly action committee meeting of the WRWAC will be held at the Mountain Lakes Public Library 9 Elm Road, Mountain Lakes, NJ. You can come in person or tune in Via Zoom.  

PIZZA IS BACK!! Join us for a slice or two. 

Sandra LaVigne of Great Swamp Watershed Association will give an in-depth talk on PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances) – in our environment. She will cover current data on PFAS in our local waterways, regulations that impact PFAS in our drinking water, and information on how and where PFAS are being used.

Sandra LaVigne has been with GSWA since March 2016. Prior to joining GSWA she worked as a water quality specialist and restoration ecologist managing water quality programs and restoration projects. Sandra is a native of northern New Jersey and attended Cook College, Rutgers University. Sandra oversees the GWSA water quality monitoring efforts and organizes their citizen science volunteers who assist in collecting a wide scope of data throughout the watershed. In 2019, Sandra established and implemented GSWA’s first-ever microplastics sampling protocol and integrated it into her water quality monitoring program.