Connecticut companies knowingly supplied contaminated water to residents, lawsuits claim
Source: https://www.wiltonbulletin.com/, October 19, 2023
By: Daniel Tepfer
Two class action lawsuits claim the state’s two largest water suppliers, Aquarion and Connecticut Water Co., knowingly supplied water contaminated with chemicals used in the manufacturing of plastics to hundreds of thousands of state residents.
The lawsuits, filed in Hartford and Bridgeport Superior Courts on Wednesday, state that Connecticut Water and Aquarion have known for years that the water they supplied to consumers was contaminated with PFAS chemicals and that the chemicals were toxic, harmful to human health, and render the water unsafe and/or non-potable. The suits charge the two companies also knew, or reasonably should have known, about technologies available to remove the chemicals from water supplies. Read more.
